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Entry
CA00390                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Physalien;
Zeaxanthin dipalmitate
IUPAC name (3R,3'R)-3,3'-Dihexadecanoyloxy-beta,beta-carotene
Formula
C72H116O4
Molecular Weight 
1045.648 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Yellow food coloring (Ref.468).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    11
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    11
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00621
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    27.344
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.156
    Number of heavy atoms
    76
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    52.600 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Physalis alkekengi  - Land plant: Solanaceae: winter cherry (Streptophyta - Physaleae)
    Lycium barbarum (Ref.692) - Land plant: goji berry, wolfberry, Duke of Argyll's teatree, Lycium barbarum L. (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    Lycium chinense (Ref.692) - Land plant: goji berry, Chinese boxthorn, Chinese wolfberry, kuko, gou qi, same as Lycium chinense Mill., 1768 (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    Lycium sp. (Ref.543) - Land plant: goji berry (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    References
  • Ref.543: Yong Peng, Chen Ma, Yawei Li, Kelvin Sze-Yin Leung, Zhi-Hong Jiang, Zhongzhen Zhao, Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, December 2005, Volume 60, Issue 4, pp 161-164, "Quantification of Zeaxanthin Dipalmitate and Total Carotenoids in Lycium Fruits (Fructus Lycii).
  • Ref.692: Olivier Potterat, Planta Med 2010; 76: 7–19, "Goji (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense): Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Safety in the Perspective of Traditional Uses and Recent Popularity", DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1186218 .
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
    • CAS
    144-67-2
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00003783

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