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Entry
CA00700                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(6S,3'S,6'S)-3'-Hydroxy-ε-caroten-3-one;
(6S,3'S,6'S)-3'-Hydroxy-epsilon,epsilon-caroten-3-one
IUPAC name (6S,3'S,6'S)-3'-Hydroxy-epsilon,epsilon-caroten-3-one
Formula
C40H54O2
Molecular Weight 
566.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

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

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.729
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.312
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
37.300 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Acanthochiton rubrolineatus (Ref.366); - 
Acanthochiton defilippii (Ref.366) - 
Thunnus obesus (Ref.367) - Bony fish: bigeye tuna (Chordata - Scombridae)
Homo sapiens (Ref.211) - Mammal: Human (Chordata - Hominidae)
References
  • Ref.211: Frederick Khachik Paul S. Bernstein, and Donita L. Garland, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, August 1997, Vol. 38, No. 9, "Identification of lutein and zeaxanthin oxidation products in human and monkey retinas.".
  • Ref.367: Ikuno, Yoshihiro; Matsuno, Takao, Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (1987), 53(10), 1893-6., "Carotenoids and their metabolism in big-eye tuna Thunnus obesus".
  • Ref.366: Tsushima, Miyuki; Maoka, Takashi; Matsuno, Takao, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1989), 93B(3), 665-71., "Comparative biochemical studies of carotenoids in marine invertebrates - the first positive identification of ε,ε-carotene derivatives and isolation of two new carotenoids from chitons".
  • CAS
    97112-40-8
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