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Entry
CA00660                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
α-Doradexanthin;
alpha-Doradexanthin
IUPAC name 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
  • Pathway: CB000146
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Cladonia sp. (Ref.609) - Fungi: lichen, ascomycetes (Ascomycota - Cladoniaceae)
    Oriolus cruentus (Ref.444) - Bird: oriole (Chordata - Corvidae)
    Oriolus traillii (Ref.444) - Bird: maroon oriole (Chordata - Corvidae)
    References
  • Ref.444: LaFountain, Amy M.; Frank, Harry A.; Prum, Richard O., Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (2013), 539(2), 126-132., "Carotenoids from the crimson and maroon plumages of Old World orioles (Oriolidae)".
  • Ref.609: Prof. Dr. B. Czeczuga and Doz. Dr. R. Doll, Journal of Botanical Taxonomy and Geobatany, Volume 102, Issue 5-6, pages 431–436, 1991, DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19911020518, "The carotenoid content of lichens of the Cladonia genus from Mecklenburg".
  • CAS
    29125-77-7
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023007
    LipidBank: VCA0026

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