Eagene Biotechnology Co., Ltd. [China]

Detailed Product Description

1.Lycopene is a member of the carotenoid family of chemical substances.

2.Lycopene can protect humans against certain disoders,such as prostate cancer and perhaps some other cancer,and coronary heart disease.

3.Lycopene is responsible for the color of red tomato-based products,such as ketchup,pizza sauce,tomato juice and tomato paste.

4.Lycopene is an acyclic isomer of beta-carotene,which contains beta-ionone rings at each end of the molecule,is formed in plants,including tomatoes,via the action,open chain polyisoprenoid with 11 conjugated double bonds.