Orobronze

Canthaxanthin A trans-carotenoid pigment widely distributed in nature. The compound is used as an oral suntanning agent and as a food and drug coloring agent. Oral ingestion of the compound causes canthaxanthin retinopathy.

[(Science: chemical) a trans-carotenoid pigment widely distributed in nature. The compound is used as an oral suntanning agent and as a food and drug colouring agent. It is believed that it inhibits development of tumour cells and neoplastic transformation through its antioxidant properties. oral ingestion of the compound causes canthaxanthin retinopathy. Pharmacological action: antioxidants, food colouring agents. chemical name: beta,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione

Molecular Formula: C₄₀H₅₂O₂

InChI: InChI=1/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+

InChIKey: InChIKey=FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRABT
SMILES: CC(=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C2=C(C)C(=O)CCC2(C)C

CAS number 514-78-3

Names:
    all-trans-β-carotene-4,4'-dione
    Canthaxanthin
    canthaxanthin
    Carophyll Red
    Food Orange 8
    Orobronze
    β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
    .beta.,.beta.-Carotene-4,4'-dione
    2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxo-1-cyclohexenyl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one
    4,4'-dioxo-β-carotene

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5281227
    Beilstein =1898520
    CAS 514-78-3 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 3362
    Kegg C08583
    PubChem ID 10364574
    PubChem ID 10776