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Entry
CA00682                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Tunaxanthin F;
Lactucaxanthin
IUPAC name (3R,6R,3'R,6'R)-epsilon,epsilon-Carotene-3,3'-diol
Formula
C40H56O2
Molecular Weight 
568.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Anticarcinogenic activity - stronger than that of β-carotene (Ref.491).
  • Yellow pigment (Ref.468).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    9
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    9
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    12.002
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.306
    Number of heavy atoms
    42
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    40.460 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00094
  • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    Major xanthophyll in lettuce (Ref.743).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Carica papaya (Ref.126) - Land plant: papaya (Streptophyta - Caricaceae)
    References
  • Ref.126: Barreto, Gisela P. M.; Fabi, Joao P.; De Rosso, Veridiana V.; Cordenunsi, Beatriz R.; Lajolo, Franco M.; do Nascimento, Joao R. O.; Mercadante, Adriana Z., Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (2011), 24(4-5), 620-624., "Influence of ethylene on carotenoid biosynthesis during papaya postharvesting ripening".
  • Ref.491: Tsushima M, Maoka T, Katsuyama M, Kozuka M, Matsuno T, Tokuda H, Nishino H, Iwashima A., Biol Pharm Bull. 1995 Feb;18(2):227-33., PMID: 7742789, "Inhibitory effect of natural carotenoids on Epstein-Barr virus activation activity of a tumor promoter in Raji cells. A screening study for anti-tumor promoters.".
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
  • Ref.743: Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya, ILSI PRESS, "A GUIDE TO CAROTENOID ANALYSIS IN FOODS", ISBN 1-57881-072-8.
  • CAS
    78306-12-4
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA0030

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