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Entry
CA00050                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Asymmetric ζ-carotene;
Asymmetric zeta-carotene;
7,8,11,12-Tetrahydrolycopene
IUPAC name 7,8,11,12-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H60
Molecular Weight 
540.88 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
7
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
7
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00049, CA00048, CA00051, CA00195, CA00300, CA00318
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA01128
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    14.670
    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
  • Product: CR00399
    • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodospirillum rubrum (Ref.207) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodospirillaceae)
    Coccinella septempunctata (Ref.116) - Insect: seven-spotted ladybird (Arthropoda (Insecta) - Coccinellidae)
    References
  • Ref.116: Britton, George; Lockley, William J. S.; Harriman, Garry A.; Goodwin, Trevor W., Nature (London, United Kingdom) (1977), 266(5597), 49-50., "Pigmentation of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata by carotenoids not of plant origin".
  • Ref.207: B. H. Davies, E. Ann Holmes, D. E. Loeber, T. P. Toube, and B. C. L. Weedon, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1969, 1266-1268, DOI: 10.1039/J39690001266, "Carotenoids and related compounds. Part XXIII. Occurrence of 7,8,11,12-tetrahydrolycopene, spheroidene, 3,4,11',12'-tetrahydrospheroidene, and 11',12'-dihydrospheroidene in Rhodospirillum rubrum".
    • CAS
    502-63-6
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1047
    ProCarDB: C0076

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