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Entry
CA00843                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3-oxo-α-Ionol;
3-oxo-alpha-Ionol;
(6R,9S)-9,10-dihydroxy-4-megastigmen-3-one
IUPAC name (6R,9S)-9,10-dihydro-9,19-dihydroxy-9-apo-epsilonn-caroten-3-one
Formula
C13H20O3
Molecular Weight 
224.29 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
2 including one ketone (2 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
2 including one ketone (2 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
1.047
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
LipinskiFailures
0
Complexity of molecule
0.167
Number of heavy atoms
16
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
57.530 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Vitis sp. (Ref.155) - Land plant: grapevine (Streptophyta - Vitaceae)
References
  • Ref.155: N. Takatani, K. Nishida, T. Sawabe, T. Maoka, K. Miyashita, M. Hosokawa, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2014), Volume 98, Issue 15, pp 6633-6640, "Identification of a novel carotenoid, 2'-isopentenylsaproxanthin, by Jejuia pallidilutea strain 11shimoA1 and its increased production under alkaline condition".
  • CAS
    34318-21-3
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