Neurosporaxanthin
[CAS# 2468-88-4]

Identification

• Name: Neurosporaxanthin
• Synonyms: 2,6,10,14,19,23-Hexamethyl-25-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-Cyclohexenyl)Pentacosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24-Dodecaenoic Acid; Nci60_011910; C08607
• Molecular Formula: C₄₀H₅₂O₂
• Molecular Weight: 564.85
• CAS Registry Number: 2468-88-4
• SMILES: CC1=C(/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(C(=O)O)\C)C)C)C)C)C)C(CCC1)(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C40H52O2/c1-31(19-12-21-33(3)22-13-23-34(4)25-15-26-37(7)39(41)42)17-10-11-18-32(2)20-14-24-35(5)28-29-38-36(6)27-16-30-40(38,8)9/h10-15,17-26,28-29H,16,27,30H2,1-9H3,(H,41,42)/b11-10+,19-12+,20-14+,22-13+,25-15+,29-28+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-23+,35-24+,37-26+
• InChIKey: NESPPCWGYRQEJQ-VATUXEBJSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.0±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 733.4±29.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 559.8±15.2°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Martín Moliné, María Regina Flores, Diego Libkind, María del Carmen Diéguez, María Eugenia Farías and María van Broock. Photoprotection by carotenoid pigments in the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: the role of torularhodin, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1145.