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Entry
CA00875                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Vitixanthin
IUPAC name (6R)-19'-Ethanoyloxy-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-8',9'-didehydro-7',8',9',10'-tetrahydro-7'-apo-epsilon,psi-caroten-7'-oic acid
Formula
C33H42O6
Molecular Weight 
534.666 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
7, 2, and 2 including one carboxylic acid and one ketone (11 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
7, 2, and 2 including one carboxylic acid and one ketone (11 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
5.855
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
6
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.074
Number of heavy atoms
39
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
100.900 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Cochlospermum vitifolium (Ref.377) - Land plant: Bixaceae: buttercup tree; wild cotton; forest peach; rose imperial (Streptophyta - Bixaceae)
References
  • Ref.377: Achenbach, Hans; Bluemm, Elmar; Waibel, Reiner, Tetrahedron Letters (1989), 30(23), 3059-60., "Vitixanthin and dihydrovitixanthin. New unusual 7'-apocarotenoic acids from Cochlospermum vitifolium".
  • CAS
    125329-10-4
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00023112

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