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Carotenoids

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Definition: The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons consisting of a polyisoprene backbone.     
Pharmacological Action Antioxidants
Examples Abscisic Acid; beta Carotene; Norisoprenoids; Retinoids; Xanthophylls; zeta Carotene 		Other names Carotenes; Carotene
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
19'-hexanoylfucoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Dec 28;59(24):13059-64
OH-gamma-carotene glucoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glucosides. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(11):2142-7
OH-chlorobactene glucoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glucosides. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(11):2142-7
OH-chlorobactene glucoside hexadecanoate  0   *Carotenoids *Palmitates. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(11):2142-7
(3S,6S,6'S)-epsilo-cryptoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2011;59(1):140-5
7',8'-dihydrodiatoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2011;59(1):140-5
7',8',9',10'-tetrahydro-beta-cryptoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2011;59(1):140-5
2,4,7-trimethyl-2,4,6,8-tetraene-dialdehyde  0   *Carotenoids. Fitoterapia. 2010 Oct;81(7):906-9
sapotexanthin  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod. 2011 Feb 25;74(2):283-5
MF Afragil  0   *Carotenoids *Cholecalciferol *Flavonoids *Xanthophylls Drug Combinations. Panminerva Med 2010 jan;52(2 Suppl 1):49-54
3,4-didehydroxy-3'-deoxycapsanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2010;58(10):1362-5
3'-deoxycapsanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2010;58(10):1362-5
methyl hydroxy-3,4-dehydro-apo-8'-lycopenoate  0   *Carotenoids. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2010 Jun;63(6):291-5
hydroxy-3,4-dehydro-apo-8'-lycopene  0   *Carotenoids. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2010 Jun;63(6):291-5
oscillol 2,2'-dirhamnoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glycosides. Microbiology 2010 Mar;156(Pt 3):757-63
deoxyoscillol 2-rhamnoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glycosides. Microbiology 2010 Mar;156(Pt 3):757-63
buriti oil  0   *Carotenoids *Plant Oils Radiation-Protective Agents. Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Jan;48(1):70-5
deinoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009 Nov;301(1):21-7
celaxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Phytochemistry 2009 May;70(7):920-3
adonixanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009 Mar 15;483(2):213-8
3,3'-dihydroxyisorenieratene  0   *Carotenoids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009;48(2):400-3
synechoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2008 Sep;71(9):1647-50
capsanthin 3,6-epoxide  0   *Carotenoids. Org Biomol Chem. 2008 Sep 21;6(18):3421-7
cycloviolaxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Org Biomol Chem. 2008 Sep 21;6(18):3421-7
cucurbitaxanthin A  0   *Carotenoids. Org Biomol Chem. 2008 Sep 21;6(18):3421-7
diapolycopenedioic acid xylosyl ester C  0   *Carotenoids. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2008 Mar;61(3):185-91
diapolycopenedioic acid xylosyl ester B  0   *Carotenoids. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2008 Mar;61(3):185-91
diapolycopenedioic acid xylosyl ester A  0   *Carotenoids. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2008 Mar;61(3):185-91
20-desmethyl-beta-carotene  0   *Carotenoids. Acta Crystallogr C 2008 May;64(Pt 5):o252-6
3,4-didehydrorhodopin  0   *Carotenoids. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2008 Apr;7(4):492-7
neocrocin A  0   *Carotenoids *Glycosides. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2007 Nov;55(11):1643-6
astaxanthin-lysine conjugate Asly  0   *Carotenoids Lysine/*analogs & derivatives. Chem Phys Lipids 2007 Aug;148(2):63-9
apo-10'-lycopenoic acid  0   *Carotenoids *Fatty Acids, Unsaturated. Carcinogenesis 2007 Jul;28(7):1567-74
rhodovibrin  0   *Carotenoids. J Phys Chem B 2007 May 31;111(21):5984-98
rhodopin glucoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glucosides. J Phys Chem B 2007 May 31;111(21):5984-98
4'-apo-beta-caroten-4'-al  0   *Carotenoids. J Phys Chem A 2007 Mar 29;111(12):2257-65
citranaxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. J Phys Chem A 2006 Mar 9;110(9):3159-64
pyrrhoxanthin  0   *Carotenoids 4-Butyrolactone/*analogs & derivatives. J Org Chem. 2006 Aug 4;71(16):5914-20
dimethylcrocetin  0   *Carotenoids. J Agric Food Chem 2007 Feb 7;55(3):970-7
13,14-locked-spheroidene  0   *Carotenoids. Photosynth Res 2005 Nov;86(1-2):5-24
adonixanthin diglucoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glucosides. J Nat Prod 2006 Dec;69(12):1823-5
2,3'-Dihydroxycanthaxanthin  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2006 Oct;54(10):1462-4
(3S,3'S,5')-3,3'-di(tetradecanoyloxy)-5'-hydroxy-5,6,5',6'-diseco-beta,beta-carotene-5,6,6'-trione  0   *Carotenoids. Phytochemistry. 2006 Oct;67(19):2120-5
lycophyll  0   *Carotenoids. Bioorg Med Chem. 2006 Oct 15;14(20):6859-67
ditaxin  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2006 Aug;69(8):1140-4
heteranthin  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2006 Aug;69(8):1140-4
paracentrone  0   *Carotenoids. Org Biomol Chem 2005 Apr 21;3(8):1372-4
okenone  0   *Carotenoids. Biochemistry (Mosc) 2005 Nov;70(11):1231-7
4-hydroxymyxol  0   *Carotenoids. Plant Cell Physiol 2006 Feb;47(2):211-6
ketomyxol 2'-fucoside  0   *Carotenoids *Glucosides. FEBS Lett 2005 Nov 7;579(27):6111-4
3,6-epoxy-5,3',4'-trihydroxy-12',13',20'-trinor-beta,beta-caroten-19,11-olide  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 Sep;53(9):1207-9
3,4,3',8'-tetrahydroxy-beta,kappa-caroten-6'-one  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 Sep;53(9):1207-9
3,4-dihydroxy-3',6'-epoxy-1',2',5',6'7',8'-hexahydro-6'-methyl-16'-nor-beta,-carotene-1',8'-dione  0   *Carotenoids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 Sep;53(9):1207-9
3'-hydroxyechinenone  0   *Carotenoids. Biochemistry 2005 Mar 15;44(10):3994-4003
astacene  0   *Carotenoids. J Org Chem 2005 Apr 15;70(8):3328-31
(3R,3'R,5S)-3,3',5,19'-tetrahydroxy-7',8'-didehydro-gamma,epsilon-carotene-8-one  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2005 Mar;68(3):450-2
annuionone F  0   *Carotenoids. Phytochemistry 2004 Nov;65(22):3057-63
annuionone G  0   *Carotenoids. Phytochemistry. 2004 Nov;65(22):3057-63
(6S,7E,9E,11E)-3-oxo-13-apo-alpha-caroten-13-one  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2004 Sep;67(9):1492-5
(3R,6R,7E,9E,11E)-3-hydroxy-13-apo-alpha-caroten-13-one  0   *Carotenoids. J Nat Prod 2004 Sep;67(9):1492-5
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