Lycopene raw materials Lycopene Powder

CAS:502-65-8

MF:C40H56

MW:536.87

EINECS:207-949-1

Specification: 99% min Lycopene Powder

Sample:Lycopene Powder

Packaging:1kg/bag, 25kg/drum

Brand: Henrikang

Appearance: Red to Very Dark Red

Storage: Store at -20°C

Shelf Life: 2 Years

Test Method: HPLC

Lycopene Powder Usage and Synthesis.

Lycopene is a very important class of carotenoids, its scavenging single-linear oxygen (1O2) oxidation rate constant is 100 times that of vitamin E and twice that of β2 carotene. Lycopene can effectively prevent prostate cancer, digestive tract cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer and cardiovascular disease occurs, uterine cancer, lung cancer cells inhibition is significantly higher than β2 carotene and α2 carotene.

Moreover, lycopene is also a micronutrient in serum associated with aging diseases and can inhibit degenerative diseases associated with aging.

Lycopene is very strong in protecting lymphocytes from cell membrane damage or cell lethality caused by NO2 free radicals, and its ability to scavenge free radicals is also stronger than that of other carotenoids.

Uses of Lycopene.

Dark red powder or oily liquid. Oil solution is yellow-orange in colour. Excellent heat and light resistance. Insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol and oil.

Its pigment belongs to carotenoids, the pure product is needle-like deep red crystals (precipitated from the mixture of carbon disulfide and ethanol).

Melting point 174 ℃, flammable. Freely soluble in carbon disulfide (1g/50ml), boiling ether (1g/3L), n-ethane (1g/14L, 0 ℃); soluble in chloroform and benzene; slightly soluble in ethanol and methanol; insoluble in water. Use: Use red colour pigment.

Its oleoresin shouts 1%, is stable to heat and light, and has antioxidant ability and typical tomato flavour, in addition to being used in a variety of tomato products, it is also suitable for meat, soups, sauces, sweets, snack foods and pasta.

An antioxidant micronutrient in tomatoes that has been associated with reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Promotes cellular gap junction communication and inhibits cancer cell proliferation in culture through upregulation of gap junction protein 43 expression. Inhibits cholesterol synthesis and promotes LDL degradation.

Characteristic of Lycopene.

Tomato red carotenoid compounds, one of the natural plant pigments, deep red needle-like crystals, melting point 172 ~ 173 ℃, insoluble in water, insoluble in methanol, ethanol, cyclohexane and other polar organic solvents, soluble in ether, petroleum ether, has been, acetone.

Easily soluble in chloroform, carbon disulfide, benzene, oil and grease.

There is a strong absorption peak at 472nm, when the molecule changes from trans to cis, the colour becomes lighter, the melting point decreases, the extinction coefficient decreases and the absorption peak is shifted.

Natural lycopene is widely found in plants, and its content is higher in ripe fruits such as tomato.

It can be extracted from ripe tomatoes or produced through a multi-step chemical reaction. For the measurement of processing tomatoes (sauce, juice) quality of the main indicators. General requirements per hundred grams of fresh weight containing lycopene 8mg or more, in line with the sauce system cans and other processing varieties of requirements.

The amount of lycopene content of different tomato varieties, in addition to genetic control, but also by the influence of the external environment, such as temperatures above 30 ℃ or below 12 ℃, will reduce the lycopene content.

Prodct Method of Bulk Lycopene Powder.

It is generally isolated from the natural plant tomato (Lycoper-sicon solanaceae lanaceae) when mixed with carotene and dissolved in benzene containing 1 per cent ethanol. In the case of petroleum ether solutions, it can be obtained by adsorption of magnesium oxide. It can also be obtained by leaching with oil.