7,8-Didehydroastaxanthin

7,8-Didehydroastaxanthin is a major carotenoid found in Crown-of-Thorns Starfish. 7,8-Didehydroastaxanthin is an oxidative metabolite of diatoxanthin. Carotenoids are important biological active, and may regulate cellular differentiation, growth control, photooxidative protection, cell membrane stability, photosynthesis, vision process and nutrition[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[19866-02-5]

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Others

Smiles

CC(C)(C[C@@H]1O)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)(C[C@@H]2O)C)=C(C)C2=O)=C(C)C1=O

Molecular Formula

C40H50O4

Molecular Weight

594.82

References & Citations

[1]H. THOMMEN, et al. Animal Carotenoids*: 7, 8-Didehydroastaxanthin and 7, 8, 7', 8'-Tetradehydroastaxanthin from Lobster Eggs. Biochernical Systematics and Ecology, 1976 Vol, 4 pp. 1 31 to 132.|[2]Maoka T, et al. Carotenoids in marine invertebrates living along the Kuroshio current coast. Mar Drugs. 2011;9 (8) :1419-1427.