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Entry
CA00121                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3,4,3',4'-Tetradehydrorhodopin;
1-OH-3,4,3',4'-Tetradehydrolycopene
IUPAC name 3,4,3',4'-Tetradehydro-1,2-dihydro-psi,psi-caroten-1-ol
Formula
C40H54O
Molecular Weight 
550.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
14
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
14
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
13.322
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
  • Product: CR00123,  CR00125
  • Pathway
    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

    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1099

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