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Entry
CA00760                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Sapotexanthin
IUPAC name (all-E,5'R)-beta,kappa-carotene-6'-one
Formula
C40H56O
Molecular Weight 
552.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Provitamin A (Ref.170).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    11 including one ketone (11 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    11 including one ketone (11 in total)
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    13.429
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.309
    Number of heavy atoms
    41
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    17.070 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information
    Main carotenoid in red mamey (Ref.759).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Pouteria sapota (Ref.170) - Land plant: red mamey sapote, species of tree native to Cuba and Central America. Fruit is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries. It is is about 10 to 25 cm (4 to 10 in) long and 8 to 12 cm (3 to 4.5 in) wide and has flesh ranging in color from pink to orange to red. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, the flavor is a mix of sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, prune, peach, apricot, cantaloupe, cherry, and almond. (Streptophyta - Chrysophylloideae)
    References
  • Ref.170: Murillo E, McLean R, Britton G, Agócs A, Nagy V, Deli J., J Nat Prod. 2011 Feb 25;74(2):283-5. doi: 10.1021/np1006982. Epub 2011 Jan 7., "Sapotexanthin, an A-provitamin carotenoid from red mamey (Pouteria sapota).".
  • Ref.759: Enrique Murillo, Attila Agócs, Veronika Nagy, Sándor Balázs Király, Tibor Kurtán, Eunice Molinar Toribio, Johant Lakey-Beitia, József Deli, Chirality. 2020;32:579–587., DOI: 10.1002/chir.23206, "Isolation and identification of sapotexanthin 5,6-epoxide and 5,8-epoxide from red mamey (Pouteria sapota)".
    • CAS
    1263310-75-3
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