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Entry
CA01083                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Dinochrome A
IUPAC name (3S,5R,6R,3'S,5'R,8'R)-5',8'-epoxy-6,7-didehydro-5,6,5',8'-tetrahydro-β,β-carotene-3,5,3'-triol 3-O-acetate
Formula
C44H60O5
Molecular Weight 
668.92 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Anticarcinogenic activity - more effective than peridinin (Ref.494), significant growth-inhibitory activity toward cancer cells. (Ref.569)
  • Antiproliferative activity on HeLa cells at the concentration of 25 g.mL-1 which inhibited 72% growth after 4h (Ref.494).
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    9
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    9
    Isomers 
  • Conformer: CA01084
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    10.499
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    5
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.303
    Number of heavy atoms
    49
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    75.990 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Peridinium bipes (Ref.494) - Alga: Dinoflagellate ((Alveolata) - Peridiniaceae)
    References
  • Ref.494: Takashi MAOKA, Miyuki TSUSHIMA, and Hoyoku NISHINO, Chem. Pharm. Bull. 50(12) 1630—1633 (2002), "Isolation and Characterization of Dinochrome A and B, Anti-carcinogenic Active Carotenoids from the Fresh Water Red Tide Peridinium bipes".
  • Ref.569: Maoka T, Tsushima M, Nishino H., Chem Pharm Bull 2002;50:1630–3., "Isolation and characterization of dinochrome A and B, anti-carcinogenic active carotenoids from the fresh water red tide, Peridinium bipes.".
  • CAS

    Links to other DB
    MassBank: CA000053

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