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Entry
CA00325                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Eschscholtzxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,3'S)-4',5'-Didehydro-4,5'-retro-beta,beta-carotene-3,3'-diol
Formula
C40H54O2
Molecular Weight 
566.832 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Photoprotection during winter acclimation (Ref.662).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    12
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    12
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    11.312
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.312
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    40.460 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Buxus sempervirens  - Land plant: common box (Streptophyta - Buxaceae)
    References
  • 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
    472-73-1
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00003771
    LipidBank: VCA0021
    MassBank: CA000055

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