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Entry
CA00213                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Aphanizophyll;
4-Hydroxymyxol;
4-OH-myxol
IUPAC name 2'-(L-Rhamnosyloxy)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3,4,1'-triol
Formula
C46H66O8
Molecular Weight 
746.988 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: CA00241, CA00962, CA01099, CA00958
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.216
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    6
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    LipinskiFailures
    3
    Complexity of molecule
    0.300
    Number of heavy atoms
    54
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    139.840 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Microcystis aeruginosa (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Microcystaceae)
    Aphanizomenon gracile (Ref.8) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Aphanizomenonaceae)
    Anabaena aerulosa oscillatorioides (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Nostocaceae)
    Oscillatoria tenuis (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria: hot spring alga (Cyanobacteria - Oscillatoriaceae)
    References
  • Ref.1: S. Hertzberg, S. Liaaen-Jensen, and H. W. Siegelman, Phytochemistry, 1971, Vol. 10, pp. 3121 - 3127 "The carotenois of blue-green algae".
  • Ref.8: L. Schlueter, T. L. Lauridsen, G. Krogh, and Joergensen, Freshwater Biology, 2006, 51, 1474-1485 " Identification and quantification of phytoplankton groups in lakes using new pigment ratios – a comparison between pigment analysis by HPLC and microscopy".
    • CAS
    35930-16-6
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022931
    LipidBank: VCA1108

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