Echinenon

Structural formula
General
Surname	Echinenon
other names	β, β-caroten-4-one; Myoxanthin; 4-oxo-β-carotene;
Molecular formula	C 40 H 54 O
External identifiers / databases
EC number	207-083-4
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.441
PubChem	5281236
Wikidata	Q1280339
properties
Molar mass	550.86 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Echinenone is a ketocarotenoid, so it belongs to the class of carotenoids or xanthophylls . The name is derived from the Latin name of the sea urchin ( Echinoidea ). Echinenon is the main carotenoid in the gonads of the sea urchins, which gives them their typical color.

Echinenone is often used as an internal standard in carotenoid analysis.

Individual evidence

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
^ Symonds, RC et al. (2007): Carotenoids in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus: occurrence of 9'-cis-echinenone as the dominant carotenoid in gonad color determination. In: Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, Biochem. Mol. Biol. 148, 432-444. doi : 10.1016 / j.cbpb.2007.07.012 .

[NV-1] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[2] Symonds, RC et al. (2007): Carotenoids in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus: occurrence of 9'-cis-echinenone as the dominant carotenoid in gonad color determination. In: Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, Biochem. Mol. Biol. 148, 432-444. doi : 10.1016 / j.cbpb.2007.07.012 .