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Entry
CA00295                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Crassostreaxanthin B
IUPAC name (3R,3'-)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-7,8-didehydro-1',2',7',8'-tetrahydro-6'-methyl-16'-nor-beta,psi-carotene-1',8'-dione
Formula
C40H54O4
Molecular Weight 
598.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
8 including one ketone (8 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10 including one ketone (10 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
7.580
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.061
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
74.600 Å2
Reaction
  • Product: CR00392
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000094
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Crassostrea gigas (Ref.270) - Shellfish: pacific oyster (Mollusca - Ostreidae)
    References
  • Ref.270: Y Fujiwara, T Maoka, M Ookubo, T Matsuno - Tetrahedron letters, 1992, Volume 33, Issue 34, 18 August 1992, Pages 4941–4944 "Crassostreaxanthins A and B, novel marine carotenoids from the oyster Crassostrea gigas".
  • CAS
    144601-87-6
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023165
    MassBank: CA000148

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