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Entry
CA00638                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Fritschiellaxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,3'R,6'R)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta,epsilon-caroten-4-one
Formula
C40H54O3
Molecular Weight 
582.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
11 including one ketone (11 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11 including one ketone (11 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
10.849
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.309
Number of heavy atoms
43
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
57.530 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Fusinus perplexus (Ref.442) - Shellfish: univalve shell (Mollusca - Fasciolariidae)
Carassius auratus (Ref.365) - Bony fish: gold fish (Chordata - Cyprinidae)
References
  • Ref.365: Masahiro Ohkubo, Miyuki Tsushima, Takashi Maoka, Takao Matsuno, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Volume 124, Issue 3, November 1999, Pages 333–340, "Carotenoids and their metabolism in the goldfish Carassius auratus (Hibuna)".
  • Ref.442: Kiyoshi Katagiri, Takashi Maoka, Takao Matsuno, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY, 84(4):473-476 · JANUARY 1986, "Carotenoids of shell fishes-VIII. Comparative biochemical studies of carotenoids in three species of spindleshell, Fusinus perplexus, F.p. ferrugineus and F. forceps".
    • CAS
    68474-14-6
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023006
    LipidBank: VCA0025
    MassBank: CA000150

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