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Entry
CA00680                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
ε-Carotene;
epsilon-Carotene
IUPAC name (6R,6'R)-epsilon,epsilon-Carotene
Formula
C40H56
Molecular Weight 
536.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00043, CA00045, CA00191, CA00298, CA00305, CA00309, CA00587, CA01191, CA00677, CA00720
  • Enantiomer: CA00681
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    15.640
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.312
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00432
  • Product: CR00366
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000010
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Prochlorococcus marinus strain CCMP 1375 (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Prochloraceae)
    Prochlorococcus marinus strain CCMP 2773 (Ref.274) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Prochloraceae)
    Prasinococcus capsulatus (Ref.46) - Green alga: Prasinophyte (Chlorophyta - Prasinococcales)
    Cryptomonas ovata (Ref.26) - Alga: Cryptomonad (Cryptophyta - Cryptomonadaceae)
    Phoenicoparrus andinus (Ref.471) - Bird: Andean flamingo (Chordata - Phoenicopteridae)
    References
  • Ref.26: F. C. Pennington, F. T. Haxo, G. Borch, and Liaaen-Jensen, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 215-219, 1985 "Carotenoids of Cryptophyceae".
  • Ref.46: E. S. Egeland, R. R. L. Guillard, and S. Liaaen-Jensen, Phytochemistry, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp.1087-1097, 1997, "Additional carotenoid prototype representatices and general chemosystematic evaluation of carotenoids in prasinophyceae (chlorophyta)".
  • Ref.274: Shinichi Takaichi, Mari Mochimaru, Hiroko Uchida, Akio Murakami, Euichi Hirose, Takashi Maoka, Tohru Tsuchiya, and Mamoru Mimuro, Plant Cell Physiol. 53(11): 1881–1888 (2012) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcs126, "Opposite Chilarity of a-Carotene in Unusual Cyanobacteria with Unique Chlorophylls, Acaryochloris and Prochlorococcus".
  • Ref.471: Denis L Fox, Thomas S Hopkins, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 1966, Pages 841–856, "Comparative metabolic fractionation of carotenoids in three flamingo species".
    • CAS
    472-89-9, 38894-81-4
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C16276
    KNApSAcK: C00022813
    LipidBank: VCA1044

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