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Entry
CA00403                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Luteochrome
IUPAC name (5R,6S,5'R,8'RS)-5,6:5',8'-Diepoxy-5,6,5',8'-tetrahydro-beta,beta-carotene
Formula
C40H56O2
Molecular Weight 
568.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Weak MDR reversal activity in mdr1-L1210 and doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7 (Ref.493).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    8
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    8
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.981
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.327
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    21.760 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Ipomoea batatas (Ref.291) - Land plant: sweet potato (Streptophyta - Convolvulaceae)
    Ipomoea batatas Lam. (Ref.295) - Land plant: sweet potato (Streptophyta - Convolvulaceae)
    Pittosporum tobira  - Land plant (Streptophyta - Pittosporaceae)
    References
  • Ref.291: Ligia Bicudo de Almeida1, Marilene De Vuono Camargo Penteado1, Kenneth L. Simpson2, George Britton, Murat Acemoglu, and Conrad Hans Eugster, Helvetica Chimica Acta Volume 69, Issue 7, pages 1554–1558, 29 October 1986, "Isolation and Characterisation of (5R, 6S,5'R,8'R)- and (5R,6S,5'R,8'S)-Luteochrome from Brazilian Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas LAM.)".
  • Ref.295: Ligia B. Almeida, Marilene V.C. Penteado, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 1, Issue 4, November 1988, Pages 341–352, "Carotenoids and pro-vitamin A value of white fleshed Brazilian sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Lam.)".
  • Ref.493: Anne-Laure Gagez, Valérie Thiery, Virginie Pasquet, Jean-Paul Cadoret, and Laurent Picot, Current Bioactive Compounds 2012, 8, 000-000, "Epoxycarotenoids and Cancer. Review".
  • CAS
    6821-08-5
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