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Entry
CA00138                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3,4,3',4',7',8'-Hexahydrospirilloxanthin
IUPAC name 1,1'-Dimethoxy-1,2,7,8,1',2'-hexahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C42H66O2
Molecular Weight 
602.948 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
13.450
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.000
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
18.460 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Rhodospirillum rubrum (Ref.337) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodospirillaceae)
References
  • Ref.337: H.C. Malhotra, G. Britton, T.W. Goodwin, Phytochemistry, Volume 9, Issue 11, November 1970, Pages 2369–2375, "The mono- and dimethoxy-carotenoids of diphenylamine-inhibited cultures of rhodospirillum rubrum".
  • CAS
    31159-53-2
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