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Entry
CA00207                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(3R,4R)-4-Hydroxyrubixanthin
IUPAC name (3R,4R)-beta,psi-Carotene-3,4-diol
Formula
C40H56O2
Molecular Weight 
568.848 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
11.818
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.061
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
40.460 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Ref.206) - Fungi: red yeast (Basidiomycota - Cystofilobasidiaceae)
References
  • Ref.206: Takashi Maoka, Tetsuji Etoh, Ayako Osawa, and Kazutoshi Shindo, Journal of Oleo Science 61, (7), pp.401-406 (2012), "Characterization and Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activity of (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Ketotorulene and (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Keto-gamma-Carotene from the Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrhorous".
  • CAS
    1395975-16-2
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