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α-Carotene
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Product Description
– α-Carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, is used as an anti-metastatic agent or as an adjuvant for anti-cancer agents. α-Carotene is isolated from yellow-orange and dark-green vegetables[1][2].
Web ID
– HY-113462
Storage Temperature
– -20°C, 3 years (Powder)
Shipping
– Blue Ice
Applications
– Cancer-Kinase/protease
Molecular Formula
– C40H56
References
– [1]Bushway, R.J., et al. Determination of α- and β-carotene in fruit and vegetables by high performance liquid chromatography. Can. Inst. Food Sci. Technol. J. 15(3), 165-169 (1982).|[2]Liu YZ, et al. Alpha-carotene inhibits metastasis in Lewis lung carcinoma in vitro, and suppresses lungmetastasis and tumor growth in combination with taxol in tumor xenografted C57BL/6 mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2015 Jun;26(6):607-15.|[3]Murakoshi M, et al. Inhibitory effects of alpha-carotene on proliferation of the human neuroblastoma cell line GOTO. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1989 Nov 1;81(21):1649-52.
CAS Number
– 7488-99-5
Molecular Weight
– 536.87
Compound Purity
– 99.0
SMILES
– CC1(C)[C@@H](/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C2=C(C)CCCC2(C)C)C(C)=CCC1
Clinical Information
– No Development Reported
Research Area
– Cancer
Solubility
– 10 mM in DMSO
Target
– Others
Pathway
– Others
Product type
– Natural Products
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