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Entry
CA00963                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
4-Ketomyxol 2'-fucoside
IUPAC name (3R,2'S)-3,1'-Hydroxy-2'-(alpha-L-Fucosyl)-3',4'-didehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-carotene-4-one
Formula
C46H64O8
Molecular Weight 
768.992 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13 including one ketone (13 in total)
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00276, CA00277, CA00523
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.539
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.305
    Number of heavy atoms
    54
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    136.680 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00266
  • Product: CR00247
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000051
    • Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid in Anabaena spp. and Nostoc sp. (Ref.732).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 (Ref.251) - Cyanobacteria: same as Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Cyanobacteria - Nostocaceae)
    References
  • Ref.251: Mochimaru, Mari; Masukawa, Hajime; Maoka, Takashi; Mohamed, Hatem E.; Vermaas, Wim F. J.; Takaichi, Shinichi, Journal of Bacteriology (2008), 190(20), 6726-6733., "Substrate specificities and availability of fucosyltransferase and β-carotene hydroxylase for myxol 2'-fucoside synthesis in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 compared with 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.
    • CAS
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    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C15942
    ProCarDB: C1696

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