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Lycopene (approximately 10% lycopene in inert substances)

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Lycopene, ψ,ψ-Carotene, 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyl-dotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H56
CAS Number:
502-65-8
Molecular Weight:
536.87
EC Number:
207-949-1
MDL number:
MFCD00017350
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329823601
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

300

Agency

traceable to USP 1370860

API family

lycopene

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

pkg of 500 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(\C)C

InChI

1S/C40H56/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/h11-12,15-22,25-32H,13-14,23-24H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,25-15+,26-16+,31-17+,32-18+,35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+

InChI key

OAIJSZIZWZSQBC-GYZMGTAESA-N

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards

Application

Lycopene may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by a liquid chromatography technique.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antioxidant micronutrient of tomatoes associated with decreased risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease. Enhances gap juction communication between cells via upregulation of connexin 43 and reduces proliferation of cancer cells in culture. Inhibits cholesterol synthesis and enhances low-density lipoprotein degradation.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.
This material contains about 10% w/w of lycopene in inert substances. Please see COA for certified content value.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
LRAD0587
LRAD1265
LRAC9557
LRAA8327
LRAC5162

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Simultaneous determination of water-and fat-soluble vitamins, lycopene and beta-carotene in tomato samples and pharmaceutical formulations: Double injection single run by reverse-phase liquid chromatography with UV detection
Melfi MT, et al.
J. Food Compos. Anal., 70, 9-17 (2018)
Bente Kirkhus et al.
Food chemistry, 285, 282-289 (2019-02-25)
Carotenoids are lipophilic compounds that are digested and absorbed along with lipids. Emulsions based on a mixture of plum tomato and red sweet pepper, with 5% or 10% rapeseed oil, were obtained by high pressure homogenization, and the concentration of

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