Product Overview
9-cis-β-Carotene | T13524 | TargetMol Chemicals
CAS: 13312-52-2
Smiles: C/C(/C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
Formula: C40H56
Pathway: Others
Target: Others
Receptor: N/A
Bioactivity: 9-cis-β-Carotene, a precursor of retinal, is cleaved by beta-carotene oxygenase 1 (BCMO1) to produce 9-cis-retinal. It inhibits photoreceptor degeneration and restores retinal function in vivo.
Molecular Weight: 536, 888
