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Entry
CA00956                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Myxol 2'-dimethyl fucoside;
Myxoxanthophyll
IUPAC name (3R,2'S)-2'-(alpha-L-dimethyl-Fucosyl)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3,1'-diol
Formula
C48H70O7
Molecular Weight 
759.04 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
12
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
12
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
10.153
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
7
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.288
Number of heavy atoms
55
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
97.610 Å2
Reaction
  • Product: CR00204
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000052
    • Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Ref.732, Ref.733).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Ref.247) - Cyanobacteria: freshwater cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Merismopediaceae)
    References
  • Ref.247: Hatem E. Mohamed, Allison M. L. van de Meene, Robert W. Roberson, and Wim F. J. Vermaas, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Oct. 2005, p. 6883–6892, "Myxoxanthophyll Is Required for Normal Cell Wall Structure and Thylakoid Organization in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803".
  • Ref.732: S. Takaichia and M. Mochimaru, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 64 (2007) 2607 – 2619, "Carotenoids and carotenogenesis in cyanobacteria: unique ketocarotenoids and carotenoid glycosides", DOI 10.1007/s00018-007-7190-z.
  • Ref.733: Takaichi S, Maoka T, Masamoto K., Plant Cell Physiol. 2001 Jul;42(7):756-62., "Myxoxanthophyll in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is myxol 2'-dimethyl-fucoside, (3R,2'S)-myxol 2'-(2,4-di-O-methyl-alpha-L-fucoside), not rhamnoside.", PMID: 11479383.
    • CAS
    361383-30-4
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15937
    ProCarDB: C1814

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