Description
Lycopene is the main pigment of mature tomato, which is a kind of carotenoid without oxygen. In 1873, Hartsen made the first report from Tamuscommunis L This red crystal is separated from the. In 1913, Schunk discovered the difference between this substance and carotene, and named it lycopene for the first time, which has been used since then. The molecular formula is C40H56, the molecular weight is 536.85, the pure product is needle like dark red crystal, and the molecular structure is a straight chain hydrocarbon composed of 11 conjugated double bonds and 2 non conjugated double bonds. Among carotenoids, it has the strongest antioxidant activity. Lycopene is far more effective in scavenging free radicals than other carotenoids and vitamin E. Its rate constant of quenching singlet oxygen is 100 times that of vitamin E. It is one of the strongest antioxidants found in nature so far. For a long time, lycopene, as a common plant pigment, has not attracted much attention.
Product name | Lycopene |
purity | 99% |
Mesh | 60 -200mesh |
Appearence | White crystalline powder |
CAS | 502-65-8 |
Grade | Food grade |
Items | Specifications | Results |
Appearance | dark red crystalline powder | Confirm |
Identification | Positive | Confirm |
mesh | 60-200 | Confirm |
mp | 172-173 | Confirms |
bp | 630-690 | Confirms |
density | 0.9 g/cm3 | Confirms |
stability | stable | Confirms |
ph | 4-4.4 | Confirms |
MK | 536.88 | Confirms |
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