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Entry
CA00443                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(8R,8'R)-Auroxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,8R,3'S,5'R,8'R)-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
Rosa foetida (Ref.285) - Land plant: Rosaceae: rose petal (Streptophyta - Rosaceae)
References
  • 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
    131565-91-8
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