Alpha-carotene

Product Description

Name:Carotene
Synonyms:R(+)-alpha-Carotene  
Molecular Formula:C40H56
Molecular Weight:536.88
CAS Registry Number:7488-99-5
The term carotene is used for several related substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but cannot be made by animals. Carotene is an orange photosynthetic pigment important for photosynthesis. Carotenes are responsible for the orange colour of the carrot for which it is named, and many other fruits and vegetables (for example, sweet potatoes and orange cantaloupe melon). Carotenes are also responsible for the orange colours in dry foliage. They also (in lower concentrations) impart the yellow colouration to milk-fat, butter, and egg yolk. Omnivorous animal species which are poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids, have yellowed-coloured body fat as a result of the carotenoid retention. The typical yellow-coloured fat of humans and chickens is a result of fat storage of carotenes from their diets.
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