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Entry
CA00591                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
2-Hydroxy-α-carotene;
2-Hydroxy-alpha-carotene
IUPAC name (2R,6'R)-beta,epsilon-Caroten-2-ol
Formula
C40H56O
Molecular Weight 
552.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
10
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
12.680
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.309
Number of heavy atoms
41
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
20.230 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Extatosoma tiaratum (Ref.308) - 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".
  • CAS
    39668-27-4
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00022835

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