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Entry
CA00889                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Crocetin;
α-Crocetin;
alpha-Crocetin
IUPAC name 8,8'-Diapocarotene-8,8'-dioic acid
Formula
C20H24O4
Molecular Weight 
328.392 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Yellow food coloring (Ref.468).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    9 including two carboxylic acids (9 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    9 including carboxylic acid and carboxylic acid glucoside ester (9 in total)
    Isomers 
    InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    4.472
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    4
    LipinskiFailures
    0
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    24
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    74.600 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00296
  • Product: CR00213
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000082,  CB000083
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms

    References
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
  • CAS
    27876-94-4
    Links to other DB
    KNApSAcK: C00003768
    LipidBank: VCA1141

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