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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C40H56
Molecular Weight 536.8726
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 9
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of .ALPHA.-CAROTENE

SMILES

CC(\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\[C@H]1C(C)=CCCC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C2=C(C)CCCC2(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=ANVAOWXLWRTKGA-NTXLUARGSA-N
InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-23,25-28,37H,15-16,24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+/t37-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C40H56
Molecular Weight 536.8726
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 9
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Alpha-carotene is a provitamin A carotenoid present in fruits and vegetables. Higher serum concentrations of α-carotene have been associated with lower risk of cancer and all-cause mortality. It was suggested that genetic variants influence serum concentrations of provitamin A. Recently was found, that α-carotene effectively inhibits Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) metastasis and suppresses lung metastasis in combination with taxol in LLC-bearing mice, suggesting that Alpha-carotene could be used as an anti-metastatic agent or as an adjuvant for anti-cancer drugs.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Patents

Sample Use Guides

5mg/kg
Route of Administration: Unknown
α-carotene (2.5 μM) significantly inhibited integrin β1-mediated phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) which then decreased the phosphorylation of MAPK family.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
45XWE1Z69V
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Name Type Language
.ALPHA.-CAROTENE
MI  
Common Name English
(ALL-E)-1,3,3-TRIMETHYL-2-(3,7,12,16-TETRAMETHYL-18-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-OCTADECANONAENYL)CYCLOHEXENE
Common Name English
ALPHA-CAROTENE
WHO-DD  
Common Name English
HI-ALPHA
Common Name English
Alpha-carotene [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
.ALPHA.-CAROTENE [MI]
Common Name English
4,5-DIDEHYDRO-5,6-DIHYDRO-.BETA.,.BETA.-CAROTENE
Common Name English
(6'R)-.BETA.,.EPSILON.-CAROTENE
Common Name English
C05433
Code English
1,3,3-TRIMETHYL-2-((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-TETRAMETHYL-18-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-OCTADECANONAEN-1-YL)CYCLOHEXENE
Systematic Name English
CHEBI:28425
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C68303
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DSLD 1017 (Number of products:156)
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Code System Code Type Description
CAS
432-70-2
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ALTERNATIVE
MESH
C041635
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EVMPD
SUB125816
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WIKIPEDIA
ALPHA-CAROTENE
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PUBCHEM
6419725
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CHEBI
28425
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MERCK INDEX
m3124
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PRIMARY Merck Index
CAS
7488-99-5
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FDA UNII
45XWE1Z69V
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NCI_THESAURUS
C68304
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SMS_ID
100000151550
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00893691
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