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Entry
CA00986                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
Mangicrocin
IUPAC name (15Z)-8-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-xanthone-8'-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-8,8'-diapocarotene-8,8'-dioate
Formula
C45H50O18
Molecular Weight 
878.85 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9 and 7 including two carboxylic acid glucosylates (16 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9 including two carboxylic acid neapolitanosyl esters (9 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
2.529
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
10
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
19
LipinskiFailures
3
Complexity of molecule
0.404
Number of heavy atoms
64
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
308.890 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Crocus sativus (Ref.322, Ref.325) - Land plant: saffron crocus (Streptophyta - Iridaceae)
References
  • Ref.322: Ghosal, S., Singh, S.K., and Battacharya, S.K. (1989) Mangicrocin, an Adaptogenic Xanthone Carotenoid Glycosidic Conjugate from Saffron, J. Chem. Res.–S 3, 70–71..
  • Ref.325: Ghosal, Shibnath; Singh, Sushil K.; Battacharya, Salil K., Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses (1989), (3), 70-1., "Mangicrocin, an adaptogenic xanthone-carotenoid glycosidic conjugate from saffron".
    • CAS
    122575-51-3
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