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Entry
CA00279                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3-Hydroxy-4-ketotorulene;
(3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-ketotorulene
IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-3',4'-didehydro-beta,psi-caroten-4-one
Formula
C40H52O2
Molecular Weight 
564.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
14 including one ketone (14 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
14 including one ketone (14 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
12.099
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.064
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
37.300 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Ref.206) - Fungi: red yeast (Basidiomycota - Cystofilobasidiaceae)
References
  • Ref.206: Takashi Maoka, Tetsuji Etoh, Ayako Osawa, and Kazutoshi Shindo, Journal of Oleo Science 61, (7), pp.401-406 (2012), "Characterization and Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activity of (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Ketotorulene and (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Keto-gamma-Carotene from the Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrhorous".
  • CAS
    60696-28-8, 496065-81-7
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