Category:
Plant Extracts
CAS NO:
502-65-8
Standard:
In-house Standards,

Lycopene, a carotenoid existing in plant foods, is also a kind of red pigment.
Deep red needle crystal, soluble in chloroform, benzene, insoluble in water and grease.
Unstable to light and oxygen, encounter iron brown.
Molecular formula C40H56, relative molecular mass of 536.85.
11 conjugated double bonds on the molecular structure and two non conjugated double bond, composed of a linear type of hydrocarbons.
There is no physiological activity of vitamin A, but has A strong antioxidant function.
Higher levels of mature red fruit plants, especially in the tomato, carrot, more rich in watermelon, papaya and guava.
Can be used as a pigment in food processing, also commonly used as antioxidant health food raw materials.