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Entry
CA00218                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Bacteriorubixanthin
IUPAC name (3R)-1'-Methoxy-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3-ol
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 
12
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
12
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.872
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.059
Number of heavy atoms
43
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
29.460 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Erythrobacter sp.  - 
Erythrobacter longus (Ref.364) - Alphaproteobacteria: marine anoxygenic phototroph with BChl a (Alphaproteobacteria - Erythrobacteraceae)
References
  • Ref.364: S. Takaichi, K. Shimada, and J. Ishidsu, Arch Microbiol.(1990) 153:118-122, "Carotenoids from the aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Erythrobacter longus: β-Carotene and its hydroxyl derivatives".
  • CAS
    119188-86-2
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022876
    LipidBank: VCA1062
    ProCarDB: C0320

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