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Entry
CA00646                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Amarouciaxanthin B;
sidnyaxanthin
IUPAC name (3R.6'S)-3,6'-Dihydroxy-7,8-didehydro-7',8'-dihydro-beta,epsilon-carotene-3',8'-dione
Formula
C40H52O4
Molecular Weight 
596.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
8 and 2 including two ketones (10 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10 and 2 including two ketones (12 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
7.856
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.312
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
74.600 Å2
Reaction
  • Product: CR00140,  CR00174
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000067,  CB000068
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Amaroucium pliciferum (Ref.443) - Tunicate (Chordata - Synoicidae)
    References
  • Ref.443: Takao Matsuno, Masahiro Ookubo, Tadaaki Komori, J. Nat. Prod., 1985, 48 (4), pp 606–613, DOI: 10.1021/np50040a015"Carotenoids of Tunicates, III. The Structural Elucidation of Two New Marine Carotenoids, Amarouciaxanthin A and B".
  • CAS
    92121-55-6
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023061
    LipidBank: VCA0077
    MassBank: CA000143

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