79766

Lutein solution

1 mg/L in ethanol, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): β,ε-Carotene-3,3′-diol, Xanthophyll solution
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄₀H₅₆O₂
• CAS Number: 127-40-2
• Molecular Weight: 568.87
• MDL number: MFCD08435941
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329768618
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥95.0% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• concentration: 1 mg/L in ethanol
• refractive index: n20/D 1.361-1.363
• UV absorption: λ: 441-451 nm A_max
• format: single component solution
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: CC(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C1=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\[C@H]2C(C)=C[C@H](O)CC2(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-25,35-37,41-42H,26-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36+,37-/m0/s1
• InChI key: KBPHJBAIARWVSC-RGZFRNHPSA-N

Description

General description

Lutein is a carotenoid, found in human serum and is also present in retina and macula lenses.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 57.2 °F
• flash_point_c: 14 °C