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Entry
CA00618                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Pyrenoxanthin
IUPAC name beta,epsilon-Carotene-3,20,3'-tirol
Formula
C40H56O3
Molecular Weight 
584.848 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
9.402
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.303
Number of heavy atoms
43
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
60.690 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Chlorella pyrenoidosa  - Green alga: Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta - Chlorellaceae)
References
  • Ref.20: DOI: 10.1021/jo01264a114 H. Y. Yamamoto, H. Yokoyama, H. BoettgerJ. Org. Chem., 1969, 34 (12), pp 4207–4208, "Carotenoids of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Pyrenoxanthin, a new carotenol".
  • CAS
    28392-45-2
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