Recensione

L' Alfa carotene è un carotenoide, pigmento liposolubile che si trova in frutta, verdura ed a cui conferisce le colorazioni gialle, verdi.

Ha proprietà antiossidanti.

In questo studio sui carotenoidi, una lista della frutta e verdura e le percentuali contenute (1).

Alfa Carotene studi

Formula molecolare: C₄₀H₅₆

Peso molecolare: 536.888 g/mol

UNII: 45XWE1Z69V

CAS: 7488-99-5  24319-81-1

PubChem Substance ID 329755985

MDL number MFCD00136012

Beilstein Registry Number 3227603

Sinonimi: 

• Carotene
• (6'R)-beta,epsilon-Carotene
• 9-cis-alpha-Carotene
• 13-cis-alpha-Carotene
• (15Z)-alpha-Carotene
• (6\'R)-,-carotene
• 13'-cis-alpha-Carotene
• (9'Z)-beta,epsilon-Carotene
• CHEBI:35147
• beta,epsilon-Carotene, (6'R)-
• 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-((R)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl)cyclohex-1-ene
• 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene

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(1) Fruits and vegetables that are sources for lutein and zeaxanthin: the macular pigment in human eyes.
Olaf Sommerburg, Jan E E Keunen, Alan C Bird, Frederik J G M van Kuijk