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Lycopersene
Names
	IUPAC name (6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-octaene
	Other names Lycopaoctaene
Identifiers
CAS Number	502-62-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:142538;
ChemSpider	4517760;
KEGG	C22055;
PubChem CID	5365816;
	InChI InChI=1S/C40H66/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h19-22,27-30H,11-18,23-26,31-32H2,1-10H3/b35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+ Key: BGVXBZXEFXMRGJ-DPOFWPLISA-N;
	SMILES CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CCC=C(C)C)\C)\C)\C)/C)/C)/C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C40H66
Molar mass	546.968 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lycopersene is a carotenoid found in Corynebacterium, Lemna minor, and Zea mays. It has the chemical formula of C₄₀H_66.^[1] It has antioxidant, antimutagenic, antiproliferative, cytotoxicity, antibacterial and pesticide effects.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Lycopersene". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ Arumugam, Sathishkumar; Ramessh, Chelvi; Kaliappan, Gobala Krishnana; Govindhan, Rajiv; Prakasam, Sebastein Belciya; Murugan, Silambarasan; Pandian, Sureshkumar; Asgar, Ebadollahi; Ravi, Prasanth (January 2023). "Lycopersene: A review on extraction, identification and purification and applications". Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 101 (1): 158–174. doi:10.1111/cbdd.14158. PMID 36377692. S2CID 253522324. Retrieved 10 March 2023.