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Entry
CA00314                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Anhydroeschscholtzxanthin
IUPAC name 2,3,2',3',4',5'-Hexadehydro-4,5'-retro-beta,beta-carotene
Formula
C40H50
Molecular Weight 
530.8 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Photoprotection during winter acclimation (Ref.662).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    14
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    14
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00719, CA00721, CA00727
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.300
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.333
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Syringa vulgaris (Ref.106) - Land plant: lilac (Streptophyta - Oleaceae)
    References
  • Ref.106: Czeczuga, B., Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, VoI. 14, No. 2, pp. 203-206, 1986., "Investigations of carotenoids in Embryophyta. Part 8. Autumn carotenoids in the leaves of some trees".
  • Ref.662: K. Hormaetxe, A. Hernández, J. M. Becerril, J. I. García-Plazaola, Plant biol (Stuttg) 2004; 6(3): 325-332, "Role of Red Carotenoids in Photoprotection During Winter Acclimation in Buxus sempervirens Leaves", DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817883.
  • CAS
    3484-56-8
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA0023

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