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Entry
CA00964                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Oscillol 2,2'-difucoside;
(2S,2'S)-Oscillol 2,2'-di-(alpha-L-fucoside)
IUPAC name 2,2'-Di-(alpha-L-Fucosyloxy)-3,4,3',4'-tetradehydro-1,2,1',2'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene-1,1'-diol
Formula
C52H76O12
Molecular Weight 
893.128 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
13
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
13
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00127, CA00945, CA00384
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.382
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    8
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    12
    LipinskiFailures
    4
    Complexity of molecule
    0.300
    Number of heavy atoms
    64
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    198.760 Å2
    Reaction
  • Product: CR00306
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000013
  • Major carotenoid information
    Major carotenoid in Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 (Ref.266).
    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 (Ref.266) - Cyanobacteria: rod-shape unicellular cyanobacterium, diverged very early during the evolution of cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria - Gloeobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.266: Tsuchiya T, Takaichi S, Misawa N, Maoka T, Miyashita H, Mimuro M., FEBS Lett. 2005 Apr 11;579(10):2125-9., "The cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 uses bacterial-type phytoene desaturase in carotenoid biosynthesis.".
  • CAS
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    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C16275
    ProCarDB: C1710

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