Zeta-Carotene

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ζ-Carotene

IUPAC name 7,7’,8,8’-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Identifiers
CAS number	72746-33-9
PubChem	5280788
ChemSpider	4444346
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
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
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
Properties
Molecular formula	C₄₀H₆₀
Molar mass	540.90 g mol⁻¹
Except where noted otherwise, 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 with α-carotene and β-carotene because it is acyclic. ζ-Carotene is similar in structure to lycopene, but has an additional 4 hydrogen atoms.

v t e 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 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 Tretinoin

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^#) · B₂ (Riboflavin^#) · B₃ (Niacin, Nicotinamide^#) · B₅ (Pantothenic acid, Dexpanthenol, Pantethine) · B₆ (Pyridoxine^#, Pyridoxal phosphate, Pyridoxamine) · B₇ (Biotin) · B₉ (Folic acid, Dihydrofolic acid, Folinic acid, L-methylfolate) · B₁₂ (Cyanocobalamin, Hydroxocobalamin, Methylcobalamin, Cobamamide) · Choline

C	Ascorbic acid^# · Dehydroascorbic acid

Combinations

Multivitamins

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^‡Withdrawn from market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

M: NUT

cof, enz, met

noco, nuvi, sysi/epon, met

drug (A8/11/12)

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