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Entry
CA00966                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
7,8-Didehydro-beta-cryptoxanthin;
Allobetaxanthin
IUPAC name 7,8-Didehydro-beta,beta-caroten-3-ol
Formula
C40H54O
Molecular Weight 
550.832 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
12.615
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
1
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.316
Number of heavy atoms
41
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
20.230 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Corbicula clams (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
Corbicula japonica (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
Corbicula sandai (Ref.221) - Shellfish: bivalve (Mollusca - Corbiculidae)
Microciona prolifera (Ref.372) - Sea sponge (Porifera - Microcionidae)
References
  • Ref.221: Maoka, Takashi; Fujiwara, Yasuhiro; Hashimoto, Keiji; Akimoto, Naoshige, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2005), 53(21), 8357-8364. "Carotenoids in Three Species of Corbicula Clams, Corbicula japonica, Corbicula sandai, and Corbicula sp. (Chinese Freshwater Corbicula Clam)".
  • Ref.372: Litchfield, Carter; Liaaen-Jensen, Synnoeve, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1980), 66B(3), 359-65., "Animal carotenoids. Part 23. Carotenoids of the marine sponge, Microciona prolifera".
  • CAS
    214461-32-2, 76207-91-5
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