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Entry
CA00785                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Capsorubin
IUPAC name (3S,5R,3'S,5'R)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-kappa,kappa-carotene-6,6'-dione
Formula
C40H56O4
Molecular Weight 
600.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

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

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
9.220
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.300
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
74.600 Å2
Reaction
  • Product: CR00385,  CR00386
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000071
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Capsicum annuum (Ref.298) - Land plant: red pepper (Streptophyta - Solanaceae)
    References
  • Ref.298: M. S. Barber, L. M. Jackman, C. K. Warren, and B. C. L. Weedon, J. Chem. Soc., 1961, 4019-4024, DOI: 10.1039/JR9610004019, "782. Carotenoids and related compounds. Part IX. The structures of capsanthin and capsorubin".
  • CAS
    470-38-2
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C08585
    KNApSAcK: C00003764
    LipidBank: VCA0046
    MassBank: CA000021

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