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Entry
CA01094                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(3S,4R,3'R,4'R)-Crustaxanthin
IUPAC name (3S,4R,3'R,4'R)-beta,beta-Carotene-3,4,3',4'-tetrol
Formula
C40H56O4
Molecular Weight 
600.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
11
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
11
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
9.050
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.300
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
80.920 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Salvelinus alpinus (Ref.440) - Bony fish: arctic char (Chordata - Salmonidae)
References
  • Ref.440: B. Bjerkeng, B. Hatlen, M. Jobling, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Volume 125, Issue 3, March 2000, Pages 395–404 "Astaxanthin and its metabolites idoxanthin and crustaxanthin in flesh, skin, and gonads of sexually immature and maturing Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.))".
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