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Entry
CA00046                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
1,2-Dihydrolycopene
IUPAC name 1,2-Dihydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H58
Molecular Weight 
538.864 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Present in light harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis (Ref.462).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    11
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    11
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00047, CA00193, CA00194, CA00299, CA00306, CA00317, CA00313
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.443
    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
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodopseudomonas viridis (Ref.193, Ref.212) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Bradyrhizobiaceae)
    References
  • Ref.193: Malhotra, H. C.; Britton, G.; Goodwin, T. W., Journal of the Chemical Society [Section] D: Chemical Communications (1970), (2), 127-8., "Occurrence of 1,​2-​dihydro-​carotenoids in Rhodopseudomonas viridis".
  • Ref.212: Malhotra, H. C.; Britton, Geoffrey; Goodwin, Trevor W., Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Vitaminforschung (1970), 40(3), 315-22. "Novel series of 1,2-dihydrocarotenoids".
  • Ref.462: GERHART DREWS, MICROBIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, Mar. 1985, p. 59-70 , "Structure and Functional Organization of Light-Harvesting Complexes and Photochemical Reaction Centers in Membranes of Phototrophic Bacteria".
    • CAS
    31010-36-3, 27299-56-5
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022824
    LipidBank: VCA1137
    ProCarDB: C0080

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