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Entry
CA00243                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Myxobactone ester;
Keto-myxocoxanthin glucoside ester
IUPAC name 1'-(6-O-Acyl-beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-caroten-4-one
Formula
C50H70O8
Molecular Weight 
799.06 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.490
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
8
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.289
Number of heavy atoms
58
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
122.520 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000137
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Stigmatella aurantiaca (Ref.645) - Deltaproteobacteria: myxobacterium (Deltaproteobacteria - Cystobacteraceae)
    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".
  • Ref.645: Hans Kleinig, Hans Reichenbach, Hans Achenbach, 1970, Archiv für Mikrobiologie, Volume 74, Issue 3, pp 223–234, "Carotenoid pigments of Stigmatella aurantiaca (Myxobacterales)".
    • CAS
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    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1187
    ProCarDB: C0831

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