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Entry
CA00768                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Bastaxanthin E
IUPAC name Disodium (3R,1'R,5'R)-19-hydroxy-3',6'-dioxo-3-sulphato-7,8-didehydro-beta,kappa-caroten-17'-oate
Formula
C40H50O9S.2Na
Molecular Weight 
729.86 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 ketone (11 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
4.140
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
9
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.306
Number of heavy atoms
50
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
169.310 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
    80802-74-0
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