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Entry
CA00202                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
1'-Hydroxy-γ-carotene;
1'-Hydroxy-gamma-carotene
IUPAC name 1',2'-Dihydro-beta,psi-caroten-1'-ol
Formula
C40H58O
Molecular Weight 
554.864 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 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00074, CA00073, CA00201
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    13.552
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.061
    Number of heavy atoms
    41
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    20.230 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00113,  CR00301
  • Product: CR00344
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000024,  CB000025,  CB000149
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Ref.208) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.208: M Albrecht, A Ruther, G Sandmann, J. Bacteriol. December 1997 vol. 179 no. 23 7462-7467, "Purification and biochemical characterization of a hydroxyneurosporene desaturase involved in the biosynthetic pathway of the carotenoid spheroidene in Rhodobacter sphaeroides.".
  • CAS
    2518-26-5
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15859
    KNApSAcK: C00022847
    LipidBank: VCA1036
    ProCarDB: C1811

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