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Entry
CA00472                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
2-Keto-2'-hydroxy-β-carotene;
2-Keto-2'-hydroxy-beta-carotene
IUPAC name 2'-Hydroxy-beta,beta-caroten-2-one
Formula
C40H54O2
Molecular Weight 
566.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
11
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
9.930
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.312
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
37.300 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Extatosoma tiaratum (Ref.308, Ref.22) - Insect: giant prickly stick insect (Arthropoda (Insecta) - Phasmatidae)
References
  • Ref.308: Kayser, Hartmut, Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, C: Journal of Biosciences (1981), 36C(9-10), 755-64., "Carotenoids in the stick insect, Ectatosoma tiaratum. Isolation of β,ε-carotene-2-ol and β,ε-carotene-2-one".
  • Ref.22: H. Kayser, K. Aareskjold, G. Borch, S. Liaaen-Jensen, Inct Biochem. Insect Biochemistry, Volume 14, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 51–54, "Partly racemized 2-hydroxy-beta-type carotenoids from the insects Cerura vinula and Ectatosoma tiaratum".
  • CAS
    63596-37-2
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022974

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