zeta-Carotene

ζ-Carotene
Names

IUPAC name 7,7’,8,8’-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Identifiers
CAS Number	72746-33-9
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28068
ChemSpider	4444346
PubChem	5280788
InChI InChI=1S/C40H60/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h11-12,15-16,19-22,25-30H,13-14,17-18,23-24,31-32H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,25-15+,26-16+,35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+ Key: BIWLELKAFXRPDE-WTXAYMOSSA-N InChI=1/C40H60/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h11-12,15-16,19-22,25-30H,13-14,17-18,23-24,31-32H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,25-15+,26-16+,35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+ Key: BIWLELKAFXRPDE-WTXAYMOSBK
SMILES C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(\C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)C)C)C)(\CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(\C)C)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₄₀H₆₀
Molar mass	540.92 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

ζ-Carotene (zeta-carotene) is a carotene. It is different to α-carotene and β-carotene because it is acyclic. ζ-Carotene is similar in structure to lycopene, but has an additional 4 hydrogen atoms.

Carotenoids

Carotenes (C₄₀)	α-Carotene β-Carotene γ-Carotene δ-Carotene ε-Carotene ζ-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytoene Phytofluene Torulene Lycopersene

Xanthophylls (C₄₀)	Antheraxanthin Astaxanthin Canthaxanthin Citranaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Diadinoxanthin Diatoxanthin Dinoxanthin Echinenone Flavoxanthin Fucoxanthin Lutein Neoxanthin Rhodoxanthin Rubixanthin Violaxanthin Zeaxanthin

Apocarotenoids (C_<40)	Abscisic acid Apocarotenal Bixin Crocetin Food orange 7 Ionones Peridinin

Vitamin A retinoids (C₂₀)	Retinal Retinoic acid Retinol

Retinoid drugs	Acitretin Alitretinoin Bexarotene Etretinate Fenretinide Isotretinoin Tazarotene Temarotene Tretinoin Zuretinol acetate

Vitamins (A11)

Fat soluble

A	α-Carotene β-Carotene Retinol^# Tretinoin

D	D₂ Ergosterol Ergocalciferol^# D₃ 7-Dehydrocholesterol Previtamin D₃ Cholecalciferol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) Calcitroic acid D₄ Dihydroergocalciferol D₅ D analogues Alfacalcidol Dihydrotachysterol Calcipotriol Tacalcitol Paricalcitol

E	Tocopherol Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Tocotrienol Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Tocofersolan

K	Naphthoquinone Phylloquinone (K₁) Menaquinones (K₂) Menadione (K₃)‡ Menadiol (K₄)

Water soluble

B	B₁ Thiamine^# B₁ analogues Acefurtiamine Allithiamine Benfotiamine Fursultiamine Octotiamine Prosultiamine Sulbutiamine B₂ Riboflavin^# B₃ Niacin Nicotinamide^# B₅ Pantothenic acid Dexpanthenol Pantethine B₆ Pyridoxine^#, Pyridoxal phosphate Pyridoxamine Pyritinol B₇ Biotin B₉ Folic acid Dihydrofolic acid Folinic acid Levomefolic acid B₁₂ Adenosylcobalamin Cyanocobalamin Hydroxocobalamin Methylcobalamin Choline

C	Ascorbic acid^# Dehydroascorbic acid

Combinations

Multivitamins

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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