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Entry
CA00352                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
6-Epikarpoxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6S,3'R)-5,6-Dihydro-beta,beta-carotene-3,5,6,3'-tetrol
Formula
C40H58O4
Molecular Weight 
602.864 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
10
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10
Isomers 
  • Conformer: CA00353, CA00351
  • Constitutional isomer: CA01236, CA00612, CA00611
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.175
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.294
    Number of heavy atoms
    44
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    80.920 Å2
    Reaction
  • Product: CR00447
  • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Capsicum annuum var. longum (Ref.286) - Land plant: red spice paprika (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    Rosa pomifera (Ref.591) - Land plant: Rosaceae: rose hips (Streptophyta - Rosaceae)
    References
  • Ref.286: Deli, Jozsef; Molnar, Peter; Matus, Zoltan; Toth, Gyula; Steck, Andrea; Pfander, Hanspeter, Helvetica Chimica Acta (1998), 81(7), 1233-1241., "Isolation of carotenoids with 3,5,6-trihydroxy-5,6-dihydro-β-end groups from red paprika (Capsicum annuum)".
  • Ref.591: Edith Märki-Fischer, Conrad Hans Eugster, Helvetica Chimica acta, Vol.68, Issue 6, 25 September 1985, Pages 1704–1707, "Karpoxanthin und 6-Epikarpoxanthin".
  • CAS
    99664-49-0
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022927

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