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Entry
CA01043                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Retinyl palmitate;
Retinol hexadecanoate;
Vitatmin A palmitate;
all-trans-Retinyl palmitate;
Retinol palmitate
IUPAC name 15-Apo-15-hexadecanoyloxy-beta-carotene
Formula
C36H60O2
Molecular Weight 
524.84 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • The major strage form of vitamin A (Ref.579).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    5
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    5
    Isomers 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA01042
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    14.548
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.061
    Number of heavy atoms
    38
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    26.300 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00017,  CR00292
  • Product: CR00278
  • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000087,  CB000088
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms

    References
  • Ref.579: Alexander R. Moise, Johannes von Lintig and Krzysztof Palczewski, TRENDS in Plant Science Vol.10 No.4 April 2005, "Related enzymes solve evolutionarily recurrent problems in the metabolism of carotenoids".
  • CAS
    79-81-2
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