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Entry
CA00047                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Neurosporene
IUPAC name 7,8-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 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00046, CA00193, CA00194, CA00299, CA00306, CA00317, CA00313
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA01129, CA00066
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    14.628
    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
  • Substrate: CR00132,  CR00345,  CR00368,  CR00452,  CR00430
  • Product: CR00458,  CR00136
    • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    Major in phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodobacter viridis JA737 (Ref.719).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rubrivivax gelatinosus (Ref.354) - Betaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria (Betaproteobacteria - Unclassified Burkholderiales)
    Sorangium compositum (Ref.686) - Deltaproteobacteria: myxobacterium (Deltaproteobacteria - Polyangiaceae)
    Rhodopseudomonas globiformis (Ref.341) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Acetobacteraceae)
    Rhodobacter viridis JA737  - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    Rhodobaca bogoriensis (Ref.339) - Alphaproteobacteria: alkaliphilic purple non-sulfur bacteria from African Rift Valley soda lakes (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    Passiflora edulis (Ref.129) - Land plant: yellow passion fruit (Streptophyta - Passifloraceae)
    Ipomoea batatas Lam. (Ref.295) - Land plant: sweet potato (Streptophyta - Convolvulaceae)
    References
  • Ref.686: H. Kleinig, H. Reichenbach, H Achenbach, and J. Stadler, Arch. Mikrobiol. 78, 224--233 (1971), "Carotenoid Pigments of Sorangium compositum (Myxobacterales) Including Two New Carotenoid Glucoside Esters and Two New Carotenoid Rhamnosides".
  • Ref.295: Ligia B. Almeida, Marilene V.C. Penteado, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 1, Issue 4, November 1988, Pages 341–352, "Carotenoids and pro-vitamin A value of white fleshed Brazilian sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Lam.)".
  • Ref.339: Takaichi, Shinichi; Jung, Deborah O.; Madigan, Michael T., Photosynthesis Research (2001), 67(3), 207-214., "Accumulation of unusual carotenoids in the spheroidene pathway, demethylspheroidene and demethylspheroidenone, in an alkaliphilic purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodobaca bogoriensis".
  • Ref.341: Schmidt, Karin; Liaaen-Jensen, Synnove, Acta Chemica Scandinavica (1947-1973) (1973), 27(8), 3040-52., "Bacterial carotenoids. XLII. New keto carotenoids from Rhodopseudomonas globiformis (Rhodospirillaceae)".
  • Ref.354: Jirsakova, Vladimira; Reiss-Husson, Francoise; van Dijk, Bas; Owen, Gabrielle; Hoff, Arnold J., Photochemistry and Photobiology (1996), 64(2), 363-368., "Characterization of carotenoid triplet states in the light-harvesting complex B800-850 from the purple bacterium Rubrivivax gelatinosus".
  • Ref.129: Sandra Regina da SILVA, Adriana Z. MERCADANTE, Cienc. Tecnol. Aliment., Campinas (Campinas, Brazil) (2002), 22(3), 254-258., "Carotenoid composition of fresh yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa)".
  • Ref.719: Ramaprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV., Biotechnol Lett. 2013 Jul;35(7):1093-7. "Neurosporene is the major carotenoid accumulated by Rhodobacter viridis JA737.", PMID: 23563697 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1181-y.
    • CAS
    502-64-7
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C05431
    KNApSAcK: C00000912
    LipidBank: VCA1004
    ProCarDB: C1937

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