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trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal

Name: <I>trans</I>-β-Apo-8′-carotenal
Brand: SIGMA

~20% apocarotenal basis (UV-vis), suspension (oily)

Synonym(s):

Apocarotenal

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₃₀H₄₀O

CAS Number:

1107-26-2

Molecular Weight:

416.64

UNSPSC Code:

12352205

NACRES:

NA.79

PubChem Substance ID:

57646806

EC Number:

214-171-6

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

2064131

MDL number:

MFCD00042626

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Properties

biological source

corn (or maize)

Quality Segment

100

form

suspension (oily)

concentration

~20% (apocarotenal, UV-vis)

color

black to brown, brown to very dark brown

mp

138-141 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C

InChI

1S/C30H40O/c1-24(13-8-9-14-25(2)16-11-18-27(4)23-31)15-10-17-26(3)20-21-29-28(5)19-12-22-30(29,6)7/h8-11,13-18,20-21,23H,12,19,22H2,1-7H3/b9-8+,15-10+,16-11+,21-20+,24-13+,25-14+,26-17+,27-18+

InChI key

DFMMVLFMMAQXHZ-DOKBYWHISA-N

Description

General description

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal is a linear aldehydic carotenoid. It is naturally found in oranges, spinach, grass, tangerines and marigolds and thus, it is directly absorbed from the diet.

Application

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal has been used as an internal standard during vitamin E analysis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Natural carotenoid that is formed from β-carotene in vivo and is an inducer of cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) in rats and in Ah-receptor-responsive mice.

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal is commercially available as a food colorant.

Physical form

Suspension of micronized crystals of apocarotenal dispersed in vegetable oils

Disclaimer

solidifies on refrigeration

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This Item	1040854	10810	C9750
Sigma-Aldrich 10829 trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal	USP 1040854 Apocarotenal	Sigma-Aldrich 10810 trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal	Sigma-Aldrich C9750 β-Carotene
biological source corn (or maize)	biological source -	biological source synthetic	biological source synthetic
concentration ~20% (apocarotenal, UV-vis)	concentration -	concentration -	concentration -
form suspension (oily)	form -	form powder	form powder
storage temp. 2-8°C	storage temp. -	storage temp. −20°C	storage temp. −20°C
color black to brown, brown to very dark brown	color -	color -	color dark red to brown
Quality Level 100	Quality Level -	Quality Level 100	Quality Level 200

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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