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Ball-and-stick model of a β-carotene molecule, C 40 H 56 , from the crystal structure available as CSD Communication CARTEN02 .

The first complete crystal structure determination of β-carotene was reported in Acta Crystallogr. (1964) 17 1224-1228 . A refinement was reported in Z. Naturforsch. C (1992) 47 , 474-476 .

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Carbon, C: grey
Hydrogen, H: white
Model manipulated in Avogadro 1.2 and image generated in CCDC Mercury 3.8 .
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