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Entry
CA00516                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
2,2'-Dihydroxyastaxanthin
IUPAC name (2R,3S,2'R,3'S)-2,3,2',3'-Tetrahydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
Formula
C40H52O6
Molecular Weight 
628.816 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 intotal)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13 including two ketones (13 intotal)
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA01243, CA01244
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    7.650
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    6
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.306
    Number of heavy atoms
    46
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    115.060 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid produced by the marine bacteria Brevundimonas scallop (Ref.760).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Brevundimonas sp. strain SD212 (Ref.761) - Alphaproteobacteria: nonphototrophic marine bacterium, probably same as Brevundimonas scallop. (Alphaproteobacteria - Caulobacteraceae)
    Brevundimonas scallop (Ref.760) - Alphaproteobacteria: Marine bacteria produce many bioactive compounds. (Alphaproteobacteria - Caulobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.761: Yokoyama A, Miki W, Izumida H, Shizuri Y, Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1996 Jan;60(2):200-3. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60.200., "New Trihydroxy-keto-carotenoids Isolated from an Astaxanthin-producing Marine Bacterium.".
  • Ref.760: Hongxing Liu , Chuanxu Zhang , Xinxu Zhang , Karsoon Tan, Hongkuan Zhang, Dewei Cheng, Ting Ye, Shengkang Li, Hongyu Ma, Huaiping Zheng, Food Chemistry 320 (2020) 126629, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126629, "A novel carotenoids-producing marine bacterium from noble scallop Chlamys nobilis and antioxidant activities of its carotenoid compositions".
  • CAS
    72826-80-3
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023069
    LipidBank: VCA1177

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