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Entry
CA00299                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
α-Zeacarotene;
alpha-Zeacarotene
IUPAC name (6R)-7',8'-Dihydro-epsilon,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H58
Molecular Weight 
538.864 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Provitamin A (Ref.463).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    8
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    8
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00046, CA00047, CA00193, CA00194, CA00306, CA00317, CA00313
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.155
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.061
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
  • Product: CR00452
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000133
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Ipomoea batatas Lam. (Ref.295) - Land plant: sweet potato (Streptophyta - Convolvulaceae)
    References
  • Ref.295: Ligia B. Almeida, Marilene V.C. Penteado, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 1, Issue 4, November 1988, Pages 341–352, "Carotenoids and pro-vitamin A value of white fleshed Brazilian sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Lam.)".
  • Ref.463: E.N. Petzold, F.W. Quackenbush, Marilyn McQuistan, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Volume 82, Issue 1, May 1959, Pages 117-124, "Zeacarotenes, new provitamins A from corn".
    • CAS
    50657-19-7
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1117

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