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Entry
CA00003                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Neo-4,4'-diaponeurosporene B
IUPAC name (poly-Z)-7,8-Dihydro-4,4'-diapo-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C30H42
Molecular Weight 
402.636 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00004, CA00002
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    10.984
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    30
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Staphylococcus aureus (Ref.75) - Firmicutes - Bacilli (Firmicutes - Staphylococcaceae)
    Streptococcus faecium UNH 564P (Ref.70, Ref.71) - Firmicutes - Bacilli (Firmicutes - Streptococcaceae)
    References
  • Ref.70: Davies, Brian H.; Taylor, Richard F., Canadian Journal of Biochemistry (1982), 60(6), 684-92., "The biosynthesis of triterpenoid carotenoids in Streptococcus faecium UNH 564P".
  • Ref.71: Taylor, Richard F.; Davies, Brian H., Biochemical Journal (1976), 153(2), 233-9., "Triterpenoid carotenoids and related lipids. Triterpenoid carotenoid aldehydes from Streptococcus faecium UNH 564P".
  • Ref.75: Marshall, John H.; Wilmoth, Gregory H., Journal of Bacteriology (1981), 147(3), 900-13., "Pigments of Staphylococcus aureus, a series of triterpenoid carotenoids".
    • CAS
    53906-52-8
    Links to other DB
    ProCarDB: C1680

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