Cryptoxanthin

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
472-70-8

[ Name ]:
Cryptoxanthin

[Synonym ]:
all-trans-Cryptoxanthin
(3R)-β-Cryptoxanthin
β,β-Caroten-3-ol, (3R)-
β-cryptoxanthin
Cryptoxanthin
Neo-b-cryptoxanthin
(1R)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaen-1-yl]-3-cyclohexen-1-ol
Cryptoxanthol
(1R)-3,5,5-Triméthyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tétraméthyl-18-(2,6,6-triméthyl-1-cyclohexén-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadécanonaèn-1-yl]-3-cyclohexén-1-ol
(3R)-β,β-Caroten-3-ol
beta-cryptoxanthin
(3R)-β,β-carotene-3-ol
(1R)-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-3-en-1-ol
Kryptoxanthin
Hydroxy-b-carotene
(3R)-b,b-Caroten-3-ol
B-CRYPTOXANTHIN
Caricaxanthin
Xanthophyll 1

Biological Activity

[Description]:

β-Cryptoxanthin ((3R)-β-Cryptoxanthin), isolated from Satsuma mandarin orange, is an oxygenated carotenoid and a potent antioxidant. β-Cryptoxanthin has an anti-stress effect[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Neurological Disease

[Target]

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[References]

[1]. Unno K, et al.Anti-stress Effect of β-Cryptoxanthin in Satsuma Mandarin Orange on Females.Biol Pharm Bull. 2019;42(8):1402-1408.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
682.9±34.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
167ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄₀H₅₆O

[ Molecular Weight ]:
552.872

[ Flash Point ]:
293.7±17.9 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
552.433105

[ PSA ]:
20.23000

[ LogP ]:
13.67

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±4.8 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.575

Safety Information

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Synthetic Route

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Articles

Two carotenoid oxygenases contribute to mammalian provitamin A metabolism.

J. Biol. Chem. 288(47) , 34081-96, (2013)

Mammalian genomes encode two provitamin A-converting enzymes as follows: the β-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase (BCO1) and the β-carotene-9',10'-oxygenase (BCO2). Symmetric cleavage by BCO1 yields retinoids ...

The effects of daily consumption of β-cryptoxanthin-rich tangerines and β-carotene-rich sweet potatoes on vitamin A and carotenoid concentrations in plasma and breast milk of Bangladeshi women with low vitamin A status in a randomized controlled trial.

Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 98(5) , 1200-8, (2013)

The potential of β-cryptoxanthin (CX)-rich foods to form vitamin A (VA) in humans in not well understood.We measured the effects of consuming CX- and β-carotene (BC)-rich foods on plasma and breast mi...

Degradation of carotenoids in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) during drying process.

Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. 68(3) , 241-6, (2013)

Carotenoids are natural compounds whose nutritional importance comes from the provitamin A activity of some of them and their protection against several serious human disorders. The degradation of car...