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Entry
CA00426                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Latoxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6R,3'S,5'R,6'S)-5',6'-Epoxy-5,6,5',6'-tetrahydro-beta,beta-carotene-3,5,6,3'-tetorol
Formula
C40H58O5
Molecular Weight 
618.864 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 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00355, CA00356, CA00427, CA00446, CA00447, CA00702, CA00751
  • Conformer: CA00425
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    8.375
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.301
    Number of heavy atoms
    45
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    93.450 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Capsicum annuum var. lycopersiciforme flavum (Ref.287) - Land plant: yellow paprika (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    Rosa foetida (Ref.285) - Land plant: Rosaceae: rose petal (Streptophyta - Rosaceae)
    References
  • Ref.287: V Nagy, A Agocs, E Turcsi, P Molnár, Z Szabó, J Deli, Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 48, Issue 51, 17 December 2007, Pages 9012–9014, "Latoxanthin, a minor carotenoid isolated from the fruits of yellow paprika (Capsicum annuum var. lycopersiciforme flavum)".
  • Ref.285: Edith Märki-Fischer, Richard Buchecker, and Conrad Hans Eugster, Helvetica Chimica Acta Volume 67, Issue 8, pages 2143–2154, 19 Dezember 1984, "Eine Neuuntersuchung der Carotinoide aus Rosa foetida: Struktur von 12 neuen Carotinoiden; stereoisomere Luteoxanthine, Auroxanthine, Latoxanthine und Latochrome".
  • CAS
    95034-11-0
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022945

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