α-carotene
precursor
Showing entry for α-carotene
Identification
- PhytoHub ID
- PHUB000349
- Name
- α-carotene
- Systematic Name
- (6'R)-beta,epsilon-Carotene
- Synonyms
- (6'R)-β,ε-Carotene
- alpha-carotene
- Carotene ((6'R)-beta,epsilon-)
- β,ε-carotene
- CAS Number
- 432-70-2
- Average Mass
- 536.888
- Monoisotopic Mass
- 536.438201803
- Chemical Formula
- C40H56
- IUPAC Name
- Not Available
- InChI Key
- ANVAOWXLWRTKGA-JLTXGRSLSA-N
- InChI Identifier
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+
- SMILES
C\C(\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/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
- Structure
Structure for α-carotene
Calculated Properties
- Solubility (ALOGPS)
- Not Available
- LogS (ALOGPS)
- Not Available
- LogP (ALOGPS)
- Not Available
- Hydrogen Acceptors
- Not Available
- Hydrogen Donors
- Not Available
- Rotatable Bond Count
- Not Available
- Polar Surface Area
- Not Available
- Refractivity
- Not Available
- Polarizability
- Not Available
- Formal Charge
- Not Available
- Physiological Charge
- Not Available
- pKa (strongest basic)
- Not Available
- pKa (strongest acidic)
- Not Available
- Number of Rings
- Not Available
- Rule of Five
- No
- Bioavailability
- No
- Ghose Filter
- No
- Veber's Rule
- No
- MDDR-like Rule
- No
Taxonomy as Food Phytochemical
- Family
- Terpenoids
- Class
- Carotenoids
- Sub-class
- Not Available
Taxonomy as Metabolite
- Metabolite Family
- Terpenoid metabolites
- Metabolite Class
- Carotenoid metabolites
- Metabolite Sub-class
- Not Available
Spectra from Phytohub
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Food Sources
| Name | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avocado | Vegetables, Fruit vegetables | Publications | Show | |
| Banana | Fruit, Tropical fruits | Publications | Show | |
| Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum, mild varieties) | Vegetables, Fruit vegetables | Publications | Show | |
| Broccoli | Vegetables, Cabbages | Publications | Show | |
| Butternut squash | Vegetables, Gourds | Publications | Show | |
| Carrot | Vegetables, Root vegetables | Publications | Show | |
| Common pea | Pulses and beans | Publications | Show | |
| Mandarin orange (Clementine, Tangerine) | Fruit, Citrus | Publications | Show | |
| Plantain | Fruit, Tropical fruits | Publications | Show | |
| Pumpkin | Vegetables, Gourds | Publications | Show | |
| Red palm oil | Fats and oils | Publications | Show | |
| Rocket salad | Vegetables, Leaf vegetables | Publications | Show |
Food Sources of its Food Phytochemical(s)
No food source information available of its precursor(s)
Role as Biomarker of intake
No roles as Biomarker of intake found
Metabolism
No metabolism information available
Inter-Individual Variations in Metabolism
No data on inter-individual variations available