
GC48413
rac-Astaxanthin
Also known as 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
A potent lipidsoluble antioxidant
ChemicalCAS7542-45-2MW596.9FormulaC40H52O4
- CAS number
- 7542-45-2
- Molecular weight
- 596.9
- Formula
- C40H52O4
- Solubility
- Chloroform: 6 mg/ml,DMF: 0·5 mg/ml,DMSO: <130 μg/ml,Ethanol: <90 μg/ml,PBS (7·2): No apparent solubility
- InChIKey
- MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-QISQUURKSA-N
- Catalogue number
- GC48413
- Brand
- GLPBIO
Computed properties PubChem CID 5368397 · XLogP 10.3 · TPSA 74.6 Ų · H-bond donors 2
- XLogP
- 10.3
- TPSA
- 74.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 10
- Heavy atoms
- 44
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
Computed descriptors from PubChem (CID 5368397), public domain. Identity cross-checked against the supplier's molecular formula and weight — verify before use.
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