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Entry
CA00157                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Rhodobacterioxanthin
IUPAC name (13Z)-1,1'-Dimethoxy-3,4,3',4'-tetradehydro-1,2,1',2'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-caroten-20-al
Formula
C42H58O3
Molecular Weight 
610.884 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Antioxidant activity - lipid peroxidation inhibitor nearly equal to that of Lycopene (Ref.352).
  • Naturally occuring purple color (Ref.352).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    12 including one aldehyde (12 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    12 including one aldehyde (12 in total)
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    11.314
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    3
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    44
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    35.530 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodobacter capsulatus (Ref.352) - Alphaproteobacteria: photosynthetic purple nonsulfur bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.352: Maoka, Takashi; Mochida, Kooichi; Okuda, Yoko; Ito, Yoshihiro; Fujiwara, Yasuhiro, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1997), 45(7), 1225-1227., "A novel purple carotenoid, rhodobacterioxanthin, from Rhodobacter capsulatus".
  • CAS
    183308-55-6
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022964
    LipidBank: VCA1171

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