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Entry
CA00747                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Capsochrome
IUPAC name 5,8-Epoxy-3,3'-dihydroxy-5,8-dihydro-beta,kappa-caroten-6'-one
Formula
C40H56O4
Molecular Weight 
600.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Efficiently reverse MDR activity (Ref.493).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    9 including one ketone (9 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    9 including one ketone (9 in total)
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    7.838
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.310
    Number of heavy atoms
    44
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    66.760 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Capsicum annuum  - Land plant: red pepper (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    Protousnea sp. (Ref.388) - Fungi: lichen (Ascomycota - Lecanorineae)
    References
  • Ref.388: B. Czeczuga, E. Czeczuga-Semeniuk, S. Calvelo, and S. Liberatore, Journal of Botanical Taxonomy and Geobotany, Volume 116, Issue 3-4, pages 195–200, August 2005, "Carotenoids in representatives of the Protousnea (Parmeliaceae), endemic genus from South America".
  • Ref.493: Anne-Laure Gagez, Valérie Thiery, Virginie Pasquet, Jean-Paul Cadoret, and Laurent Picot, Current Bioactive Compounds 2012, 8, 000-000, "Epoxycarotenoids and Cancer. Review".
  • CAS
    104012-89-7
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