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Entry
CA00418                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Cycloviolaxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6R,3'S,5'R,6'R)-3,6:3',6'-Diepoxy-5,6,5',6'-tetrahydro-beta,beta-carotene-5,5'-diol
Formula
C40H56O4
Molecular Weight 
600.848 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
8.964
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.320
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
58.920 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Corbicula clams (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
Corbicula japonica (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
Corbicula sandai (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
References
  • Ref.221: Maoka, Takashi; Fujiwara, Yasuhiro; Hashimoto, Keiji; Akimoto, Naoshige, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2005), 53(21), 8357-8364. "Carotenoids in Three Species of Corbicula Clams, Corbicula japonica, Corbicula sandai, and Corbicula sp. (Chinese Freshwater Corbicula Clam)".
  • CAS
    136624-30-1
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022955
    LipidBank: VCA0061
    MassBank: CA000106

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