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Entry
CA00326                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
2,3-Dihydroxy-β-carotene;
2,3-Dihydroxy-beta-carotene;
(2R,3R)-β-carotene-2,3-diol
IUPAC name (2R,3R)-beta,beta-Carotene-2,3-diol
Formula
C40H56O2
Molecular Weight 
568.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
11
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.415
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.306
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
40.460 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Rhizobium lupini (Ref.449) - Alphaproteobacteria: root nodule bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhizobiaceae)
References
  • Ref.449: Kleinig, Hans; Heumann, Wolfram; Meister, Walter; Englert, Gerhard, Helvetica Chimica Acta (1979), 62(8), 2551-7., "Carotenoids of Rhizobia. I. New carotenoids from Rhizobium lupini".
  • CAS
    72826-77-8
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022860

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