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Entry
CA00958                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Myxol 2'-hexoside;
Myxoxanthophyll
IUPAC name (3R,2'S)-2'-(alpha-L-Hexosyl)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3,1'-diol
Formula
C46H66O8
Molecular Weight 
771.008 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 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00241, CA00962, CA01099, CA00213
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.270
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    6
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    LipinskiFailures
    3
    Complexity of molecule
    0.300
    Number of heavy atoms
    54
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    139.840 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    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".
  • CAS

    Links to other DB
    ProCarDB: C1814

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