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Entry
CA00421                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Auroxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,8RS,3'S,5'R,8'RS)-5,8:5',8'-Diepoxy-5,8,5',8'-tetrahydro-beta,beta-carotene-3,3'-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 
7
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
7
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
6.456
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
Chlorella pyrenoidosa (Ref.21) - Green alga: Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta - Chlorellaceae)
Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck (Ref.373) - Land plant: orange (Streptophyta - Rutaceae)
References
  • Ref.21: B. Stephen Inbaraj, J.T. Chien, B. H. Chen. (2005); "Improved high performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of carotenoids in the microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa".
  • Ref.373: Kudritskaya, S. E.; Fishman, G. M.; Zagorodskaya, L. M., Subtropicheskie Kul'tury (1977), (5-6), 154-8., "Identification of orange peel (Citrus sinensis Osb.) carotenoids".
  • CAS
    27785-15-5
    Links to other DB
    MassBank: CA000005

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