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Entry
CA00198                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Rubixanthin
IUPAC name (3R)-beta,psi-Caroten-3-ol
Formula
C40H56O
Molecular Weight 
552.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Food coloring (Ref.468).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    11
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    11
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    12.575
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.062
    Number of heavy atoms
    41
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    20.230 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000121,  CB000134
  • Major carotenoid information
    Main pigment of rose hips and also occurs in an appreciable level in E. uniflora (fruits) (Ref.743).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Erythrobacter longus (Ref.364) - Alphaproteobacteria: marine anoxygenic phototroph with BChl a (Alphaproteobacteria - Erythrobacteraceae)
    Carica papaya (Ref.126) - Land plant: papaya (Streptophyta - Caricaceae)
    Helvella esculenta (Ref.115) - Fungi: mushroom (Ascomycota - Helvellaceae)
    Helvella monoachella (Ref.115) - Fungi: mushroom (Ascomycota - Helvellaceae)
    References
  • Ref.115: Czeczuga, B., Phyton (Horn, Austria) (1979), 19(3-4), 225-32., "Investigations on carotenoids in fungi. VI. Representatives of the Helvellaceae and Morchellaceae".
  • Ref.126: Barreto, Gisela P. M.; Fabi, Joao P.; De Rosso, Veridiana V.; Cordenunsi, Beatriz R.; Lajolo, Franco M.; do Nascimento, Joao R. O.; Mercadante, Adriana Z., Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (2011), 24(4-5), 620-624., "Influence of ethylene on carotenoid biosynthesis during papaya postharvesting ripening".
  • Ref.364: S. Takaichi, K. Shimada, and J. Ishidsu, Arch Microbiol.(1990) 153:118-122, "Carotenoids from the aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Erythrobacter longus: β-Carotene and its hydroxyl derivatives".
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
  • Ref.743: Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya, ILSI PRESS, "A GUIDE TO CAROTENOID ANALYSIS IN FOODS", ISBN 1-57881-072-8.
  • CAS
    3763-55-1
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00003785
    LipidBank: VCA1046
    MassBank: CA000100
    ProCarDB: C0319

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