EPSILON-CAROTENE

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EPSILON-CAROTENE

6,6'-((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene-1,18-diyl)bis(1,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene)

CC1=CCCC(C1/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2C(CCC=C2C)(C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C)(C)C

C₄₀H₅₆

536.89 g/mol

536.4382 Da

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Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plant	Plant part	Amount	Reference
Calendula arvensis (Vaill.) L.	flower	-	Baraud, J. (1958). Carotenoids of the flowers of Calendula and of the fruits of Tamus, Rosa, Malpighia, Physalis. Rev Gen Bot, 65, 221
Daucus carota L.	root	-	Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin	fruit	-	Baraud, J. (1958). Carotenoids of the flowers of Calendula and of the fruits of Tamus, Rosa, Malpighia, Physalis. Rev Gen Bot, 65, 221

Plant	Plant part	Amount	Reference
Calendula arvensis (Vaill.) L.	flower	-	Baraud, J. (1958). Carotenoids of the flowers of Calendula and of the fruits of Tamus, Rosa, Malpighia, Physalis. Rev Gen Bot, 65, 221
Daucus carota L.	root	-	Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin	fruit	-	Baraud, J. (1958). Carotenoids of the flowers of Calendula and of the fruits of Tamus, Rosa, Malpighia, Physalis. Rev Gen Bot, 65, 221