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Entry
CA00053                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(9Z,15Z,9'Z)-ζ-Carotene;
9,15,9'-tri-cis-ζ-Carotene;
9,15,9'-tri-cis-zeta-Carotene;
9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-Carotene
IUPAC name (9Z,15Z,9'Z)-7,8,7',8'-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H60
Molecular Weight 
542.896 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 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00051, CA00065
  • 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
  • Substrate: CR00390
  • Product: CR00451,  CR00016
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000004
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Zea mays (Ref.437) - Land plant: corn (Streptophyta - Poaceae)
    Boronia megastigma (Ref.297) - Land plant: brown boronia (Streptophyta - Rutaceae)
    References
  • Ref.297: Cooper, Chris M.; Davies, Noel W.; Menary, Robert C., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2009), 57(4), 1513-1520., "Changes in Some Carotenoids and Apocarotenoids during Flower Development in Boronia megastigma (Nees)".
  • Ref.437: Faqiang Li, Christina Murillo and Eleanore T. Wurtzel, Plant Physiology June 2007 vol. 144 no. 2 1181-1189, doi: http:/​/​dx.​doi.​org/​10.​1104/​pp.​107.​098996, "Maize Y9 Encodes a Product Essential for 15-cis-ζ-Carotene Isomerization".
  • CAS
    99436-59-6
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C19764

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