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Entry
CA00082                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
15Z-Spheroiden;
15-cis-Spheroidene
IUPAC name (15Z)-1-Methoxy-3,4-didehydro-1,2,7',8'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C41H60O
Molecular Weight 
568.89 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 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00081
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    13.925
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    9.230 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Ref.209) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.209: Yoshinori Kakitani ,Ritsuko Fujii ,Yasushi Koyama ,Hiroyoshi Nagae, Lee Walker, Bruce Salter ,and Alexander Angerhofer, Biochemistry, 2006, 45 (7), pp 2053–2062 DOI: 10.1021/bi0511538, "Triplet-State Conformational Changes in 15-cis-Spheroidene Bound to the Reaction Center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 as Revealed by Time-Resolved EPR Spectroscopy:  Strengthened Hypothetical Mechanism of Triplet-Energy Dissipation".
  • CAS
    113566-90-8
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