α-Carotene (Standard)

α-Carotene (Standard)

• CAS Number: 7488-99-5
• UNSPSC Description: α-Carotene (Standard) is the analytical standard of α-Carotene. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. α-Carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, is used as an anti-metastatic agent or as an adjuvant for anti-cancer agents. α-Carotene is isolated from yellow-orange and dark-green vegetables[1][2].
• Target Antigen: Others
• Type: Reference Standards
• Related Pathways: Others
• Field of Research: Cancer
• Assay Protocol: https://www.medchemexpress.com/α-carotene-standard.html
• Smiles: CC1(C)[C@@H](/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C2=C(C)CCCC2(C)C)C(C)=CCC1
• Molecular Weight: 536.87
• References & Citations: [1]Bushway, R.J., et al. Determination of α- and β-carotene in fruit and vegetables by high performance liquid chromatography. Can. Inst. Food Sci. Technol. J. 15(3), 165-169 (1982).|[2]Liu YZ, et al. Alpha-carotene inhibits metastasis in Lewis lung carcinoma in vitro, and suppresses lungmetastasis and tumor growth in combination with taxol in tumor xenografted C57BL/6 mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2015 Jun;26(6):607-15.|[3]Murakoshi M, et al. Inhibitory effects of alpha-carotene on proliferation of the human neuroblastoma cell line GOTO. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1989 Nov 1;81(21):1649-52.
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