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Entry
CA00287                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Neurosporaxanthin
IUPAC name 4'-Apo-beta,psi-caroten-4'-oic acid
Formula
C35H46O2
Molecular Weight 
498.718 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
12 including one carboxylic acid (12 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
12 including one carboxylic acid (12 in total)
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA01123
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    11.383
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.072
    Number of heavy atoms
    37
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    37.300 Å2
    Reaction
  • Product: CR00220,  CR00226,  CR00371
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000077,  CB000078
    • Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid found in fungi: Neurospora spp. (Ref.742) and Fusarium spp. (Ref.741).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Neurospora crassa (Ref.276) - Fungi: red bread mold (Ascomycota - Sordariaceae)
    Neurospora sitophila (Ref.276) - Fungi: mold (Ascomycota - Sordariaceae)
    References
  • Ref.276: A. J. Aasen, and S. Liaaen-Jensen, Acta Chemica Scandinavica (1965), pp.1843-1853, "Fungal Carotenoids - The Structure of the Carotenoid Acid Neurosporaxanthin".
  • Ref.742: Durgadas P. Kasbekar and Kevin McCluskey, Caister Academic Press, "Neurospora: Genomics and Molecular Biology", Chapter 13, "Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Neurospora" ISBN: 978-1-908230-12-6.
  • Ref.741: Javier Avalos et al., J Fungi (Basel). 2017 Sep; 3(3): 39., "Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Fusarium", doi: 10.3390/jof3030039.
    • CAS
    2468-88-4
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C08607
    KNApSAcK: C00003781
    LipidBank: VCA1124

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