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Astaxanthin
CAS: 472-61-7 | C40H52O4 | 596.85 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS472-61-7
IUPAC Name(6S)-6-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4S)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohex-1-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
Molecular FormulaC40H52O4
InChI KeyMQZIGYBFDRPAKN-UWFIBFSHSA-N
SMILESC\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C(=O)[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C
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Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)Red to dark red to purple to dark purple
Ash=<10.0 %
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