Chemistry:Zeta-Carotene

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ζ-Carotene
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Names
IUPAC name
7,7′,8,8′-Tetrahydro-ψ,ψ-carotene
Preferred IUPAC name
(6E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,26,30-undecaene
Identifiers
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Properties
C40H60
Molar mass 540.920 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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ζ-Carotene (zeta-carotene) is a carotenoid. It is different from 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. ζ-carotene can be used as an intermediate in forming β-carotene.[2] A dehydrogenation reaction converts ζ-carotene into lycopene, which then can be transformed into β-carotene through the action of lycopene beta-cyclase.[3][4]

References

  1. "Mutations in the maize zeta-carotene desaturase gene lead to viviparous kernel". PLOS One 12 (3): e0174270. 2017. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174270. PMID 28339488. 
  2. "zeta-Carotene". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280788. 
  3. "The Inheritance of Carotenoid Pigment Systems in the Tomato". Genetics 38 (2): 117–27. March 1953. PMID 17247427. 
  4. "Metabolic engineering of beta-carotene and lycopene content in tomato fruit". The Plant Journal 24 (3): 413–9. November 2000. doi:10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00880.x. PMID 11069713.