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Entry
CA00192                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
(15Z)-γ-Carotene;
(15Z)-gamma-Carotene
IUPAC name (15Z)-beta,psi-Carotene
Formula
C40H56
Molecular Weight 
536.848 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 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00191
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00310
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    14.660
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.062
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Chlorobium tepidum (Ref.197) - Green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobi - Chlorobiaceae)
    References
  • Ref.197: Grazyna E. Bialek-Bylka, Ritsuko Fujii, Chun-Hai Chen, Hirozo Oh-oka, Akihisa Kamiesu5, Kazuhiko Satoh, Hiroyuki Koike & Yasushi Koyama, Photosynthesis Research 58: 135–142, 1998., "15-Cis-carotenoids found in the reaction center of a green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum and in the Photosystem I reaction center of a cyanobacterium Synechococcus vulcanus".
    • CAS
    223262-23-5
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