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Entry
CA00127                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Oscillaxanthin
IUPAC name (2R,2'R)-2,2'-Di-(L-chinovosyloxy)-3,4,3',4'-tetradehydro-1,2,1',2'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene-1,1'-diol
Formula
C52H76O12
Molecular Weight 
893.128 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00945, CA00964, CA00384
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.382
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    12
    LipinskiFailures
    4
    Complexity of molecule
    0.300
    Number of heavy atoms
    64
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    198.760 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Arthrospira sp. (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Microcoleaceae)
    Oscillantoria rubescens (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria: other name is Planktothrix rubescens (Cyanobacteria - Microcoleaceae)
    Oscillatoria agardhii (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria: other name is Planktothrix agardhii (Cyanobacteria - Microcoleaceae)
    Planktothrix agardhii (Ref.8) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Microcoleaceae)
    Microcystis aeruginosa (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Microcystaceae)
    Oscillatoria amoena (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Oscillatoriaceae)
    Oscillatoria princeps (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Oscillatoriaceae)
    References
  • Ref.1: S. Hertzberg, S. Liaaen-Jensen, and H. W. Siegelman, Phytochemistry, 1971, Vol. 10, pp. 3121 - 3127 "The carotenois of blue-green algae".
  • Ref.8: L. Schlueter, T. L. Lauridsen, G. Krogh, and Joergensen, Freshwater Biology, 2006, 51, 1474-1485 " Identification and quantification of phytoplankton groups in lakes using new pigment ratios – a comparison between pigment analysis by HPLC and microscopy".
    • CAS
    25217-88-3
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1106
    MassBank: CA000090
    ProCarDB: C1724

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