Beta Carotine 1%

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What is Beta Carotine?  Beta-carotene is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment commonly found in fungi, plants, and fruits. It is a member of the carotenes, which are terpenoids (isoprenoids), synthesized biochemically from eight isoprene units and thus having 40 carbons. Among the carotenes, beta-carotene is distinguished by having beta-rings at both ends of the molecule. Beta-carotene is biosynthesized from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate.

The human body converts beta carotene into vitamin A (retinol) – beta-carotene is a precursor of vitamin A.

Natural Sources of Beta-Carotine  Foods containing beta-carotine include sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, apricots, kale, plums, and spinach.

Production of Beta-Carotine  Isolation of Beta-carotene from fruits abundant in carotenoids is commonly done using column chromatography. It can also be extracted from the beta-carotene rich algae, Dunaliella salina. The separation of Beta-carotene from the mixture of other carotenoids is based on the polarity of a compound. Beta-carotene is a non-polar compound, so it is separated with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. Being highly conjugated, it is deeply colored, and as a hydrocarbon lacking functional groups, it is very lipophilic.

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