''delta''-Carotene
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| Molar mass | 536.873 |
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δ-Carotene or ε,ψ-carotene is a form of carotene with an ε-ring at one end, and the other uncyclized, labelled ψ (psi). It is an intermediate synthesis product in some photosynthetic plants between lycopene and α-carotene (β,ε-carotene) or ε-carotene (ε,ε-carotene).[1] δ-Carotene is fat soluble.
References
- ↑ Cunningham FX, Gantt E (February 2001). "One ring or two? Determination of ring number in carotenoids by lycopene epsilon-cyclases". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (5): 2905–10. doi:10.1073/pnas.051618398. PMC 30238. PMID 11226339.
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