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Entry
CA00961                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Myxol 2'-fucoside;
Myxoxanthophyll
IUPAC name (3R,2'S)-2'-(alpha-L-Fucosyl)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-3,1'-diol
Formula
C46H66O7
Molecular Weight 
730.988 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: CA00103, CA00946, CA00230, CA00212, CA00240, CA00211, CA00269, CA00561
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.973
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    7
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.303
    Number of heavy atoms
    53
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    119.610 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00203,  CR00206,  CR00247
  • Product: CR00205
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000051
    • Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid in Anabaena spp. and Nostoc sp. (Ref.732).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 (Ref.248) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Synechococcaceae)
    Nostoc commune NIES-24 (Ref.249) - Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Nostocaceae)
    References
  • Ref.248: Graham, Joel E.; Bryant, Donald A., Journal of Bacteriology (2009), 191(13), 4485., "The biosynthetic pathway for Myxol-2' fucoside (myxoxanthophyll) in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002. [Erratum to document cited in CA151:073014]".
  • Ref.249: Takaichi, Shinichi; Maoka, Takashi; Mochimaru, Mari, Current Microbiology (2009), 59(4), 413-419., "Unique carotenoids in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune NIES-24: 2-hydroxymyxol 2'-fucoside, nostoxanthin and canthaxanthin".
  • 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.
    • CAS
    863126-98-1
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15941
    MassBank: CA000087

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