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Entry
CA00223                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
18'-Hydroxytorulene;
Myxocoxanthin
IUPAC name 3',4'-Didehydro-beta,psi-caroten-18'-ol
Formula
C40H54O
Molecular Weight 
550.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
12.737
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.063
Number of heavy atoms
41
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
20.230 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Myxococcus sp. MY-18 (Ref.363) - Deltaproteobacteria: fruiting gliding myxobacterium isoloated from Lake Sediment (Deltaproteobacteria - Myxococcaceae)
References
  • Ref.363: S. Takaichi, H. Yazawa, and Yoko Yamamoto, Biosci.Biotech.Biochem., 59 (3),464-468,1995, "Carotenoidsof the Fruiting Gliding Myxobacterium, Myxococeus sp. MY-18, Isolated from Lake Sediment: Accumulation of Phyteene and Keto-myxocoxanthin Glucoside Ester".
  • CAS
    19359-96-7
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