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Entry
CA00212                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Myxol 2'-chinovoside;
Myxoxanthophyll
IUPAC name (3R,2'S)-2'-(alpha-L-Chinovosyloxy)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3,1'-diol
Formula
C46H66O7
Molecular Weight 
730.988 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
12
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
12
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00103, CA00946, CA00230, CA00961, CA00240, CA00211, CA00269, CA00561
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.973
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    7
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.303
    Number of heavy atoms
    53
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    119.610 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    A dominant carotenoid in certain cyanobacteria. (Ref.707)
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Stigonema ocellatum (Ref.603) - Cyanobacteria: terrestrial cyanobacteria sampled from rock surfaces containing chlorophyll a (Cyanobacteria - Stigonemataceae)
    Stigonema hormoides (Ref.603) - Cyanobacteria: terrestrial cyanobacteria sampled from rock surfaces containing chlorophyll a (Cyanobacteria - Stigonemataceae)
    Scytonema crassum (Ref.603) - Cyanobacteria: terrestrial cyanobacteria sampled from rock surfaces containing chlorophyll a (Cyanobacteria - Scytonemataceae)
    References
  • Ref.603: M Lakatos, W Bilger, B Büdel, Eur. J. Phycol. (2001), 36: 367–375., "Carotenoid composition of terrestrial Cyanobacteria: response to natural light conditions in open rock habitats in Venezuela".
  • Ref.707: Suzanne Roy et al., Phytoplankton Pigments Characterization, Chemotaxonomy and Applications in Oceanography, October 2011, Cambridge University Press, pp 665-674, "Part VII - Data sheets aiding identification of phytoplankton carotenoids and chlorophylls", available at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/files/2013/6697/5826/Data_sheets_part_3_Xanthophylls.pdf, ISBN: 9781107000667.
  • CAS
    11004-68-5
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00051694
    ProCarDB: C1814

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