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Entry
CA00149                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Lycopene 1,2-epoxide
IUPAC name (2S)-1,2-Epoxy-1,2-dihydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H56O
Molecular Weight 
552.848 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 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
13.255
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.031
Number of heavy atoms
41
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
12.530 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Oxidation of lycopene with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (Ref.345) - Oxidation of lycopene with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (Unclassified non-living matter - Unclassified non-living matter)
References
  • Ref.345: Khachik, Frederick; Pfander, Hanspeter; Traber, Bruno, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (1998), 46(12), 4885-4890., "Proposed Mechanisms for the Formation of Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Metabolites of Lycopene in Tomato Products and Human Serum".
  • CAS
    51599-09-8
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022937
    MassBank: CA000076

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