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Entry
CA00500                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(3R,3'R)-Astaxanthin
IUPAC name (3R,3'R)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
Formula
C40H52O4
Molecular Weight 
596.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

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

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
9.696
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.312
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
74.600 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Ref.204, Ref.206) - Fungi: red yeast (Basidiomycota - Cystofilobasidiaceae)
References
  • Ref.204: Tani C, Maoka T, Tani M, Moritomo Y, Okada T, Kitahara G, Katamoto H., J Oleo Sci. 2014;63(9):943-51. Epub 2014 Aug 5., "Accumulation of xanthophylls from the phaffia yeast (Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhrous) in calves.".
  • Ref.206: Takashi Maoka, Tetsuji Etoh, Ayako Osawa, and Kazutoshi Shindo, Journal of Oleo Science 61, (7), pp.401-406 (2012), "Characterization and Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activity of (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Ketotorulene and (3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-Keto-gamma-Carotene from the Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrhorous".
  • CAS
    60760-95-4
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023058
    LipidBank: VCA0017

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