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Entry
CA00063                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
1,2-Dihydrophytoene
IUPAC name 1,2,7,8,11,12,7',8',11',12'-Decahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H66
Molecular Weight 
546.928 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
3
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
3
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00069
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.611
    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.212) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Bradyrhizobiaceae)
    References
  • 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".
  • CAS
    29834-64-8
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022830

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