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Entry
CA00716
Classification
C40 carotenoids including C40 originated apocarotenoids and intermediates
2.7 chi,psi Carotene
 
C40 Hydrocarbons
Carotenoid Name
χ,ψ-Carotene;
chi,psi-Carotene
IUPAC name
chi,psi-Carotene
Formula
C40H52
Molecular Weight
532.816 g/mol
Structure
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Biological functions/Properties
Number of
conjugated double bonds
13
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds
13
Isomers
Constitutional isomer:
CA00068
,
CA00704
,
CA00319
,
CA00722
InChI
InChIKey
Canonical SMILES
XLogP
16.145
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.065
Number of heavy atoms
40
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area)
0.000 Å
2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information
Minor carotenoid information
Source organisms
Chromatiaceae spp.
(Ref.148) -
purple sulfur bacteria (Gammaproteobacteria - Chromatiaceae)
References
Ref.148: Schaeffer, Philippe; Adam, Pierre; Wehrung, Patrick; Albrecht, Pierre, Tetrahedron Letters (1997), 38(48), 8413-8416., "Novel aromatic carotenoid derivatives from sulfur photosynthetic bacteria in sediments".
CAS
36728-71-9
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