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Entry
CA00298                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
δ-Carotene;
delta-Carotene
IUPAC name (6R)-epsilon,psi-Carotene
Formula
C40H56
Molecular Weight 
536.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Found in human skin throughout the epidermis, dermis, and also the subcutaneous (Ref.753).
  • Yellow food coloring (Ref.468).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    10
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    10
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.113
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.062
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00095,  CR00096,  CR00366,  CR00367
  • Product: CR00377
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000010,  CB000033,  CB000034
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. x Lycopersicon hirsutum Humb. x Bonpl. (Ref.293, Ref.294) - Land plant: Solanaceae: tomato (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    References
  • Ref.293: PORTERJ,. W., and F. P. ZSCHEILE1,946, "Carotenes of Lycopersicon species and strains.", Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 10: 537-545..
  • Ref.294: PORTERJ.,W., and R. E. LINCOLN1,950 I. Lycopersicon selections containing a high content of carotenes and colorless polyenes. 11. The mechanism of carotene biosynthesis. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 27: 390403..
  • Ref.753: Obana A, Gohto Y, Gellermann W, Ermakov IV, Sasano H, Seto T, Bernstein PS. Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 27;9(1):9318. “Skin Carotenoid index in a large Japanese population sample”, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45751-6.
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
    • CAS
    472-92-4
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C08586
    KNApSAcK: C00003766
    LipidBank: VCA1043
    ProCarDB: C0892

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