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MW 596.8 Da, Purity >97%. Potent antioxidant agent. PPARα agonist and PPARγ antagonist. Free radical scavenger. Reduces oxidative stress. Induces apoptosis. Inhibits NF-κB. Shows anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, cardioprotective, neuroprotective and antitumor effects in vivo. Orally active.

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Chemical Structure - Astaxanthin, Antioxidant agent (AB144193), expandable thumbnail

Key facts

CAS number
7542-45-2
Purity
> 97%
Molecular weight
596.8 Da
Molecular formula
C40H52O4
PubChem identifier
5368397
Nature
Synthetic

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MW 596.8 Da, Purity >97%. Potent antioxidant agent. PPARα agonist and PPARγ antagonist. Free radical scavenger. Reduces oxidative stress. Induces apoptosis. Inhibits NF-κB. Shows anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, cardioprotective, neuroprotective and antitumor effects in vivo. Orally active.

Key facts

Purity
> 97%
PubChem identifier
5368397
Solubility

Soluble in ethanol (with heating).

Soluble in DMSO.

Biochemical name
beta,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione, 3,3'-dihydroxy-, (3S,3'S)-
Biological description

Potent antioxidant agent. PPARα agonist and PPARγ antagonist. Free radical scavenger. Reduces oxidative stress. Induces apoptosis. Inhibits NF-κB. Shows anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, cardioprotective, neuroprotective and antitumor effects in vivo. Orally active.

Canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C(CC(C1=O)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2=C(C(=O)C(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C
Isomeric SMILES
CC1=C(C(CC(C1=O)O)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(C(=O)C(CC2(C)C)O)C)\C)\C)/C)/C
InChI
InChI=1S/C40H52O4/c1-27(17-13-19-29(3)21-23-33-31(5)37(43)35(41)25-39(33,7)8)15-11-12-16-28(2)18-14-20-30(4)22-24-34-32(6)38(44)36(42)26-40(34,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-26H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,27-15+,28-16+,29-19+,30-20+
InChIKey
MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-QISQUURKSA-N
IUPAC name
6-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-(4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one

Storage

Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
Store under desiccating conditions, The product can be stored for up to 12 months

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  • Chemical Structure - Astaxanthin, Antioxidant agent (ab144193), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - Astaxanthin, Antioxidant agent (ab144193)

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