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Entry
CA00651                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Muricellaxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6R,6'S)-19-Ethanoyloxy-3,5,6'-trihydroxy-6,7-didehydro-5,6,7',8'-tetrahydro-beta,epsilon-carotene-3',8'-dione
Formula
C42H56O7
Molecular Weight 
672.868 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9 and 2 including two ketones (11 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9 and 2 including two ketones (11 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
7.304
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
7
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.286
Number of heavy atoms
49
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
121.130 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Muricella sp. (Ref.478) - Soft coral; The dark-red gorgonian, sea whip, sea fan (Cnidaria - Acanthogorgiidae)
References
  • Ref.478: Jung-Rae Rho, Youngwan Seo, Ki Woong Cho, Jun-Im Song, and Jongheon Shin, Bull Korean Chem. Soc. 1996, Vol.17, No.6, 529, "Isolation of a New Carotenoid Pigment from an Undescribed Gorgonian of the Genus Muricella".
  • CAS
    178460-53-2
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023070

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