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Entry
CA00562                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
19'-Hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6S,3'S,5'R,6'S)-5,6-Epoxy-3'-ethanoyloxy-19'-hexanoyloxy-3,5'-dihydroxy-6',7'-didehydro-5,6,7,8,5',6'-hexahydro-beta,beta-caroten-8-one
Formula
C48H68O8
Molecular Weight 
773.024 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
10.693
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
8
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.250
Number of heavy atoms
56
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
122.660 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Coccolithus huxleyi (Ref.32) - Alga: Haptophyte ((Haptophyceae) - Coccolithaceae)
Phaeocystis sp. (Ref.31) - Alga: Haptophyte ((Haptophyceae) - Phaeocystaceae)
References
  • Ref.32: N. Arpin, W. A. Svec, and S. Liaaen-Jensen, Phytochemistry, 1976, Vol. 15, pp. 529-532 "New Fucoxanthin related carotenoids from Coccolithus Huxleyi".
  • Ref.31: R. Berger, and S. Liaaen-Jensen, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 1977, Vol. 5, pp.71-75 "Carotenoids of Prymnesiophyceae (Haptophyceae)* ".
  • CAS
    60147-85-5
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA0054

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