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Entry
CA00464                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Eutreptiellanone
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6S)-3,6-Epoxy-3',4',7',8'-tetradehydro-5,6-dihydro-beta,beta-caroten-4-one
Formula
C40H50O2
Molecular Weight 
562.8 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
8
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00465, CA00466, CA00726
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    11.434
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.337
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    26.300 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    Only as major carotenoid in Eutreptiella gymnastica (Ref.707).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Eutreptiella gymnastica (Ref.45) - Alga: Euglena (Euglenida - Eutreptiales)
    References
  • Ref.45: A. Fiksdahl, T. Bjoernland, and S. Liaaen-Jensen, Phytochemistry, Vol. 23, No.3, pp. 649-655, 1984, "Algal carotenoids with novel end groups".
  • Ref.707: Suzanne Roy et al., Phytoplankton Pigments Characterization, Chemotaxonomy and Applications in Oceanography, October 2011, Cambridge University Press, pp 665-674, "Part VII - Data sheets aiding identification of phytoplankton carotenoids and chlorophylls", available at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/files/2013/6697/5826/Data_sheets_part_3_Xanthophylls.pdf, ISBN: 9781107000667.
  • CAS
    91298-08-7
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023039

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