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Entry
CA00074                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Demethylspheroidene
IUPAC name 3,4-Didehydro-1,2,7',8'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene-1-ol
Formula
C40H58O
Molecular Weight 
554.864 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
10
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00073, CA00202, CA00201
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    13.406
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    41
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    20.230 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00328,  CR00348
  • Product: CR00118
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000022,  CB000048,  CB000049
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodobaca bogoriensis (Ref.339) - Alphaproteobacteria: alkaliphilic purple non-sulfur bacteria from African Rift Valley soda lakes (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • 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".
  • CAS
    73176-27-9
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15898
    KNApSAcK: C00000923
    LipidBank: VCA1038
    ProCarDB: C1888

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