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Entry
CA00088                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Dihydroxylycopene;
1,1'-Dihydroxylycopene
IUPAC name 1,2,1',2'-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene-1,1'-diol
Formula
C40H60O2
Molecular Weight 
572.88 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
11
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00123, CA00225, CA00333
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    12.370
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    40.460 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00127,  CR00336,  CR00456
  • Product: CR00346
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000018,  CB000019
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Ref.208) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.208: M Albrecht, A Ruther, G Sandmann, J. Bacteriol. December 1997 vol. 179 no. 23 7462-7467, "Purification and biochemical characterization of a hydroxyneurosporene desaturase involved in the biosynthetic pathway of the carotenoid spheroidene in Rhodobacter sphaeroides.".
  • CAS
    4212-57-1
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022897
    LipidBank: VCA1034
    ProCarDB: C0169

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