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Entry
CA00817                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
β-Micropteroxanthin;
beta-Micropteroxanthin;
11',12'-Dihydro-10'-apo-β-carotene-3,10'-diol;
Dihydrogalloxanthin
IUPAC name (3R)-11',12'-Dihydro-10'-apo-beta-carotene-3,10'-diol
Formula
C27H40O2
Molecular Weight 
396.59 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Spectral filter of avian retina cone cells (SWS2) together with Galloxanthin (Ref.676).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    7
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    7
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00872, CA00871
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    6.461
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.087
    Number of heavy atoms
    29
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    40.460 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000135
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Micropterus salmoides (Ref.236) - Bony fish: largemouth bass (Chordata - Centrarchidae)
    References
  • Ref.236: Yamashita, Eiji; Arai, Shigeru; Matsuno, Takao, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1996), 113B(3), 485-9., "Metabolism of xanthophylls to vitamin A and new apocarotenoids in liver and skin of black bass, Micropterus salmoides".
  • Ref.676: Matthew B Toomey et al., eLif, v.5, 2016, PMC4947394 "Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds", DOI: 10.7554/eLife.15675.001.
    • CAS
    148031-80-5
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023123

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