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Entry
CA00277                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
4-Ketomyxoxanthophyll;
4-Keto-myxol-2'-methylpentoside;
P483
IUPAC name (3S,2'S)-3,1'-Dihydroxy-2'-methylpentosyloxy-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-caroten-4-one
Formula
C46H64O8
Molecular Weight 
744.972 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 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00276, CA00963, CA00523
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.539
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.305
    Number of heavy atoms
    54
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    136.680 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Aphanizomenonaceae)
    Anabaena flos-aquae (Ref.1, Ref.611) - Cyanobacteria: filamentous cyanobacterium same as Dolichospermum flos-aquae (Cyanobacteria - Aphanizomenonaceae)
    Oscillatoria limosa (Ref.1) - Cyanobacteria (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.611: H Züllig - Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 26, Issue 5, September 1981, Pages 970–976DOI: 10.4319/lo.1981.26.5.0970, "On the use of carotenoid stratigraphy in lake sediments for detecting past developments of phytoplankton".
    • CAS
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