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Entry
CA00217                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
1'-Hydroxytorulene;
Myxocoxanthin;
1'-Hydroxy-3',4'-didehydro-γ-carotene;
1'-Hydroxy-3',4'-didehydro-gamma-carotene
IUPAC name 3',4'-Didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-caroten-1'-ol
Formula
C40H56O
Molecular Weight 
552.848 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 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
13.438
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
  • Product: CR00113
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000024,  CB000149,  CB000152,  CB000153
  • 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
    59122-37-1
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15860
    KNApSAcK: C00022845
    LipidBank: VCA1182

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