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Entry
CA00364                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Monoanhydroeschscholtzxanthin
IUPAC name (3S)-2',3',4',5'-Tetradehydro-4,5'-retro-beta,beta-caroten-3-ol
Formula
C40H52O
Molecular Weight 
548.816 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 
    13
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    13
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00160, CA00254, CA00255, CA00320, CA00460, CA00540, CA00724, CA00729
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    13.306
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.323
    Number of heavy atoms
    41
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    20.230 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Buxus sempervirens (Ref.271) - Land plant: common box (Streptophyta - Buxaceae)
    References
  • Ref.271: Kazuko Ida, Kazumori Masamoto, Takashi Maoka, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Satomi Takeda, Emiko Hasegawa, Journal of Plant Research, September 1995, Volume 108, Issue 3, pp 369-376, "The leaves of the common box,Buxus sempervirens (Buxaceae), become red as the level of a red carotenoid, anhydroeschscholtzxanthin, increases".
  • 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
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    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA0024

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