''zeta''-Carotene

ζ-Carotene
Names
IUPAC name
7,7’,8,8’-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
Properties
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.[1] ζ-Carotene is similar in structure to lycopene, but has an additional 4 hydrogen atoms.

References

  1. ↑ Chen, Yan; Li, Jiankun; Fan, Kaijian; Du, Yicong; Ren, Zhenjing; Xu, Jing; Zheng, Jun; Liu, Yunjun; Fu, Junjie; Ren, Dongtao; Wang, Guoying (2017). "Mutations in the maize zeta-carotene desaturase gene lead to viviparous kernel". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0174270. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174270. PMID 28339488.
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