Molecular structure of β-Cryptoxanthin, CAS Number: 472-70-8
β-Cryptoxanthin (CAS 472-70-8)
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Alternate Names:
Caricaxanthin; Hydroxy-β-carotene
Application:
β-Cryptoxanthin is a carotenoid pigment showing antioxidant activity
CAS Number:
472-70-8
Purity:
≥95%
Molecular Weight:
552.87
Molecular Formula:
C40H56O
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β-Cryptoxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in various fruits and vegetables, recognized for its role as a provitamin A compound. In research applications, beta-Cryptoxanthin is frequently studied for its antioxidant properties and its potential to quench singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species. It is also investigated in the context of its bioavailability and conversion to retinol, a form of vitamin A. Additionally, research involving β-Cryptoxanthin examines its interactions with other carotenoids in the diet and its subsequent effects on human health. Another area of research interest is the assessment of its accumulation in tissues and its influence on cellular and molecular signaling pathways related to oxidative stress and inflammation.
β-Cryptoxanthin (CAS 472-70-8) References
- Prediagnostic levels of serum beta-cryptoxanthin and retinol predict smoking-related lung cancer risk in Shanghai, China. | Yuan, JM., et al. 2001. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 10: 767-73. PMID: 11440962
- Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: results from a population-based prospective study. | Pattison, DJ., et al. 2005. Am J Clin Nutr. 82: 451-5. PMID: 16087992
- Beta-cryptoxanthin from citrus juices: assessment of bioaccessibility using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture model. | Dhuique-Mayer, C., et al. 2007. Br J Nutr. 97: 883-90. PMID: 17381979
- The carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin stimulates the repair of DNA oxidation damage in addition to acting as an antioxidant in human cells. | Lorenzo, Y., et al. 2009. Carcinogenesis. 30: 308-14. PMID: 19056931
- beta-Carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin but not lutein evoke redox and immune changes in RAW264 murine macrophages. | Katsuura, S., et al. 2009. Mol Nutr Food Res. 53: 1396-405. PMID: 19760679
- Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9',10'-monooxygenase. | Mein, JR., et al. 2011. Arch Biochem Biophys. 506: 109-21. PMID: 21081106
- β-Cryptoxanthin supplementation prevents cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation, oxidative damage, and squamous metaplasia in ferrets. | Liu, C., et al. 2011. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 4: 1255-66. PMID: 21421799
- Effect of blue and red LED light irradiation on β-cryptoxanthin accumulation in the flavedo of citrus fruits. | Ma, G., et al. 2012. J Agric Food Chem. 60: 197-201. PMID: 22026557
- Cancer chemoprevention by citrus pulp and juices containing high amounts of β-cryptoxanthin and hesperidin. | Tanaka, T., et al. 2012. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2012: 516981. PMID: 22174562
- β-Cryptoxanthin biofortified maize (Zea mays) increases β-cryptoxanthin concentration and enhances the color of chicken egg yolk. | Liu, YQ., et al. 2012. Poult Sci. 91: 432-8. PMID: 22252357
- Role of carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin in bone homeostasis. | Yamaguchi, M. 2012. J Biomed Sci. 19: 36. PMID: 22471523
- Enzymatic formation of β-citraurin from β-cryptoxanthin and Zeaxanthin by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase4 in the flavedo of citrus fruit. | Ma, G., et al. 2013. Plant Physiol. 163: 682-95. PMID: 23966550
- β-Cryptoxanthin alleviates diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by suppressing inflammatory gene expression in mice. | Kobori, M., et al. 2014. PLoS One. 9: e98294. PMID: 24858832
- Prevention and reversal of lipotoxicity-induced hepatic insulin resistance and steatohepatitis in mice by an antioxidant carotenoid, β-cryptoxanthin. | Ni, Y., et al. 2015. Endocrinology. 156: 987-99. PMID: 25562616
- Mechanistic understanding of β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene in cancer prevention in animal models. | Lim, JY. and Wang, XD. 2020. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 1865: 158652. PMID: 32035228
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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
β-Cryptoxanthin, 1 mg | sc-300397 | 1 mg | $562.00 | |||
β-Cryptoxanthin, 5 mg | sc-300397A | 5 mg | $1836.00 | |||
β-Cryptoxanthin, 25 mg | sc-300397B | 25 mg | $7140.00 |