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Entry
CA00592                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Zeinoxanthin;
3-Hydroxy-alpha-carotene;
(3R,6'R)-beta,epsilon-Caroten-3-ol
IUPAC name (3R,6'R)-beta,epsilon-Caroten-3-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
13.102
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
  • Substrate: CR00197
  • Product: CR00199
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000033
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Prochlorococcus marinus strain CCMP 1986 (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Prochloraceae)
    Prochlorococcus marinus strain CCMP 1375 (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Prochloraceae)
    Acaryochloris marina strain MBIC 11017 (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria: symbiotic species Unicellular Cyanobacterium, an epiphyte on red alga (Cyanobacteria - Acaryochloridaceae)
    Acaryochloris sp. strain Awaji (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria: an epiphyte on red alga (Cyanobacteria - Acaryochloridaceae)
    References
  • Ref.274: Shinichi Takaichi, Mari Mochimaru, Hiroko Uchida, Akio Murakami, Euichi Hirose, Takashi Maoka, Tohru Tsuchiya, and Mamoru Mimuro, Plant Cell Physiol. 53(11): 1881–1888 (2012) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcs126, "Opposite Chilarity of a-Carotene in Unusual Cyanobacteria with Unique Chlorophylls, Acaryochloris and Prochlorococcus".
    • CAS
    24480-38-4
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C08590
    LipidBank: VCA1158

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