Beta-Carotene

Product Description

Name:  Beta-Carotene

C.A.S #:  ********7

Synonyms:  beta,beta-Carotene; Carotene; Solatene; trans-beta-Carotene

Molecular formula: C*0H*6

Molecular weight :  **6.*8

Assay: *6.0%***1.0%

Quality Standards: USP*0

Beta-Carotene contains not less than *6.0 percent and not more than **1.0 percent of C*0H*6.

Characteristic: Dark red or dark red, shiny side of the ramp hexahedral or crystalline powder.

Melting point:  **3℃

Alpha: **5° (c=0.8, EtOH *5°C)

Solubility: Soluble in carbon disulfide, benzene and chloroform. Do not dissolve in water, propylene glycol, glycerin, almost insoluble methanol and ethanol.

Function and Usage:

Beta-carotene is an antioxidant and therefore may offer some protection against certain cancers and other diseases. and it is a naturally occurring substance present in green and yellow fruits and vegetables. In the body, beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A and is used as a vitamin supplement to prevent or treat vitamin A deficiency. Beta-carotene can help prevent or treat reactions to the sun in some specific groups of patients.

Beta-carotene is used to decrease asthma symptoms caused by exercise; to prevent certain cancers, heart disease, cataracts, and age related macular degeneration (AMD); and to treat AIDS, alcoholism, Alzheimers disease, depression, epilepsy, headache, heartburn, high blood pressure, infertility, Parkinsons disease, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, and skin disorders including psoriasis and vitiligo.

Beta-carotene is also in used in malnourished (underfed) women to reduce the chance of death and night blindness during pregnancy, as well as diarrhea and fever after giving birth.