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Entry
CA00401                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Cryptoflavin;
β-cryptoflavin;
beta-cryptoflavin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,8S)-5,8-Epoxy-5,8-dihydro-beta,beta-caroten-3-ol
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 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
10.595
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.316
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
29.460 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Averrhoa carambola (Ref.281) - Land plant: starfruit (Streptophyta - Oxalidaceae)
Diospyros kaki (Ref.282) - Land plant: kaki persimmon (Streptophyta - Ebenaceae)
Protousnea sp. (Ref.388) - Fungi: lichen (Ascomycota - Lecanorineae)
References
  • Ref.281: Jeana Gross, Raphael Ikan, Gert Eckhardt, Phytochemistry, Volume 22, Issue 6, 1983, Pages 1479-1481, "Carotenoids of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola".
  • Ref.282: A. L. Curl, Volume 25, Issue 5, Article first published online: 25 AUG 2006, "The Carotenoids of Jappanese persimmons".
  • Ref.388: B. Czeczuga, E. Czeczuga-Semeniuk, S. Calvelo, and S. Liberatore, Journal of Botanical Taxonomy and Geobotany, Volume 116, Issue 3-4, pages 195–200, August 2005, "Carotenoids in representatives of the Protousnea (Parmeliaceae), endemic genus from South America".
  • CAS
    220827-60-1
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022949
    MassBank: CA000041

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