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Canthaxanthin

Canthaxanthin

Item no.	HY-B1960-10mg
Manufacturer	MedChem Express
CASRN	514-78-3
Amount	10 mg
Quantity options	100 mg 10mM*1 mL 10 mg 1 g 1 mg 500mg 50 mg 5g 5 mg
Category	Food Safety Metabolism Glucose Homeostasis Cholesterol & Lipid Metabolism Banned Food Additives Inhibitors & Compound Libraries Small Molecules
Type	Inhibitors
Specific against	other
Purity	99.0
Formula	C40H52O2
Dry ice	Yes
Citations	[1]Esatbeyoglu T, et al. Canthaxanthin: From molecule to function. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2017 Jun;61(6).<br>[2]Huang DS, et al. Inhibitory effects of canthaxanthin on in vitro growth of murine tumor cells. Cancer Lett. 1992 Aug 31;65(3):209-13.<br>[3]Palozza P, et al. Canthaxanthin supplementation alters antioxidant enzymes and iron concentration in liver of Balb/c mice. J Nutr. 2000 May;130(5):1303-8.<br>[4]Chew BP, et al. A comparison of the anticancer activities of dietary beta-carotene, canthaxanthin and astaxanthin in mice in vivo. Anticancer Res. 1999 May-Jun;19(3A):1849-53.<br>[5]Grubbs CJ, et al. Effect of canthaxanthin on chemically induced mammary carcinogenesis. Oncology. 1991;48(3):239-45.
Smiles	CC(/C=C/C(C(C)(CCC1=O)C)=C1C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C(C(C)(CCC2=O)C)=C2C
ECLASS 5.1	30220300
ECLASS 6.1	30220300
ECLASS 8.0	32160605
ECLASS 9.0	32160605
ECLASS 10.0.1	32160490
ECLASS 10.1	32160490
ECLASS 11.0	32160490
UNSPSC	12000000
Alias	E 161g; all-trans-Canthaxanthin
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Product Description	Canthaxanthin is a red-orange carotenoid with various biological activities, such as antioxidant, antitumor properties.
StorageTemperature	-20°C (Powder, protect from light, stored under nitrogen)
Shipping	Dry Ice
Manufacturers Applications	Cancer-programmed cell death
MolecularWeight	564.84
Clinical_Information	No Development Reported
Manufacturers Research Area	Cancer; Inflammation/Immunology
Solubility	10 mM in DMSO\|10 mM in H2O
Manufacturers Target	Endogenous Metabolite; Reactive Oxygen Species
Isoform	Human Endogenous Metabolite
Pathway	Immunology/Inflammation; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; NF-κB

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