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Entry
CA00755                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Bastaxanthin C
IUPAC name Sodium (3R,1'R,5'R)-19,17'-dihydroxy-3',6'-dioxo-7,8-didehydro-beta,kappa-caroten-3-yl sulphate
Formula
C40H52O9S.Na
Molecular Weight 
731.876 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

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

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
4.214
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
9
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.297
Number of heavy atoms
50
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
169.640 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Ianthella basta (Ref.260) - Sea sponge (Porifera - Ianthellidae)
References
  • Ref.260: Hertzberg, Sissel; Johansen, Jon E.; Ramdahl, Thomas; Borch, Gunner; Liaaen-Jensen, Synnoeve, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (1983), 11(3), 267-75. "Carotenoid sulfates. Part 3. Minor carotenoid sulfates from Ianthella basta".
  • CAS
    80802-72-8
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1152

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