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Lycopersene

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Lycopersene
Names
IUPAC name
(6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-octaene
Other names
Lycopaoctaene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C40H66/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h19-22,27-30H,11-18,23-26,31-32H2,1-10H3/b35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+
    Key: BGVXBZXEFXMRGJ-DPOFWPLISA-N
  • CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CCC=C(C)C)\C)\C)\C)/C)/C)/C)C
Properties
C40H66
Molar mass 546.968 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lycopersene is a carotenoid found in Corynebacterium, Lemna minor, and Zea mays. It has the chemical formula of C40H66.[1] It has antioxidant, antimutagenic, antiproliferative, cytotoxicity, antibacterial and pesticide effects.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lycopersene". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ Arumugam, Sathishkumar; Ramessh, Chelvi; Kaliappan, Gobala Krishnana; Govindhan, Rajiv; Prakasam, Sebastein Belciya; Murugan, Silambarasan; Pandian, Sureshkumar; Asgar, Ebadollahi; Ravi, Prasanth (January 2023). "Lycopersene: A review on extraction, identification and purification and applications". Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 101 (1): 158–174. doi:10.1111/cbdd.14158. PMID 36377692. S2CID 253522324. Retrieved 10 March 2023.