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Entry
CA00468                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3-Oxoechinenone;
Euglenanone
IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-2,3-didehydro-beta,beta-caroten-4-one
Formula
C40H52O2
Molecular Weight 
564.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
13.366
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.319
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
37.300 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Euglena gracilis var. bacillarus (Ref.41) - Alga: Euglena (Euglenida - Euglenaceae)
Euglena gracilis (Ref.37, Ref.40) - Alga: Euglena (Euglenida - Euglenaceae)
References
  • Ref.37: N. I. Krinsky, and T. H. Goldsmith, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 91, 271-279 (1960), "The Carotenoids of the Flagellated Alga, Euglena gracilis".
  • Ref.40: 細谷圭助、北岡正三郎、日本栄養•食糧学会誌 Vol. 37, No. 6, 519-524, 1984 「Euglena gracilis Z におけるプロビタミンAの高速液体クロマトグラフによる定量および培養条件による変動」.
  • Ref.41: N. I. Krinsky, A. Gordon, and A. I. Stern, Plant Physiol 39: 441-445 1964, "The appearance of Neoxanthin during the Regreenin g of Dark-grown Euglena".
  • CAS
    6399-46-8
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022975

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