Lycopene

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lycopene

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Carotenoid Tetraterpene
gptkbp:absorptionMax	470 nm
gptkbp:antioxidant	Yes
gptkbp:biosynthesized_from	gptkb:Plants Photosynthetic bacteria
gptkbp:CASNumber	502-65-8
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Carotenoids Antioxidants Nutraceuticals Food colorings Plant pigments Tetraterpenes
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	C40H56
gptkbp:color	Red
gptkbp:discoveredBy	Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1873
gptkbp:doubleBonds	11 conjugated 2 non-conjugated
gptkbp:EC_number	gptkb:E160d
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:fruit gptkb:Tomato gptkb:Guava Papaya Pink grapefruit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lycopene
gptkbp:isomerOf	gptkb:cis-lycopene gptkb:trans-lycopene
gptkbp:IUPACName	2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tetradecaene
gptkbp:meltingPoint	172°C
gptkbp:MeSH_ID	D008099
gptkbp:molecularWeight	536.888 g/mol
gptkbp:PubChem_CID	gptkb:CHEMBL123 446925 CHEBI:15949
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Alpha-carotene gptkb:Beta-carotene Phytoene Phytofluene
gptkbp:roleInPlants	gptkb:color Photosynthesis intermediate
gptkbp:solubility	Insoluble in water Soluble in organic solvents
gptkbp:source	Natural
gptkbp:structureType	Acyclic
gptkbp:UNII	01M9RM3591
gptkbp:uses	dietary supplement Food coloring
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Carotenoids
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6