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beta-Carotene, 99%
CAS: 7235-40-7 | C40H56 | 536.89 g/mol
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Catalog number ALFH60106.06
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Quantity:
5 g
Specifications
Chemical Name or Materialbeta-Carotene
CAS7235-40-7
Melting Point178°C to 179°C
Storage Note 1-30° to -10°C
Recommended StorageStore at -20°C; Store under Argon
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The most important of the provitamins A, β-carotene can be classified as an antioxidant due to its inhibition of radical initiated peroxidation in vitro.
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Applications
The most important of the provitamins A, β-carotene can be classified as an antioxidant due to its inhibition of radical initiated peroxidation in vitro.
Solubility
Soluble in hexane, dimethyl sulfoxide, benzene, chloroform, cyclohexane. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Air & Light Sensitive. Store in a cool place.
The most important of the provitamins A, β-carotene can be classified as an antioxidant due to its inhibition of radical initiated peroxidation in vitro.
Solubility
Soluble in hexane, dimethyl sulfoxide, benzene, chloroform, cyclohexane. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Air & Light Sensitive. Store in a cool place.
RUO – Research Use Only
R. Peto.; R. Doll.; J. D. Buckley.; M. B. Sporn. Can dietary beta-carotene materially reduce human cancer rates? Nature. 1981, 290201 - 208.