05387

γ-Carotene

analytical standard

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄₀H₅₆
• CAS Number: 472-93-5
• Molecular Weight: 536.87
• Beilstein: 3226412
• UNSPSC Code: 12352205
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥90.0% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: CC(/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(C)\CCC=C(C)C)C
• InChI: 1S/C40H56/c1-32(2)18-13-21-35(5)24-15-26-36(6)25-14-22-33(3)19-11-12-20-34(4)23-16-27-37(7)29-30-39-38(8)28-17-31-40(39,9)10/h11-12,14-16,18-20,22-27,29-30H,13,17,21,28,31H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,22-14+,23-16+,26-15+,30-29+,33-19+,34-20+,35-24+,36-25+,37-27+
• InChI key: HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N

Description

General description

γ-Carotene belongs to the class of carotenoids with provitamin A activity.

Application

γ-Carotene may be used as a reference standard in the determination of γ-carotene in fruits using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS).

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable