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Entry
CA01098                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
3,3'-Diketo-ε-carotene;
3,3'-Diketo-epsion-carotene;
ε,ε-carotene-3,3'-dione;
Canary-xanthophyll B
IUPAC name epsilon,epsilon-Carotene-3,3'-dione
Formula
C40H52O2
Molecular Weight 
564.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9, 2, and 2 including two ketones (13 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9, 2, and 2 including two ketones (13 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.456
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.319
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
34.140 Å2
Reaction
  • Product: CR00150
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000107
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Ilicura militaris (Ref.652) - Bird: pin-tailed manakin (Chordata - Pipridae)
    Homo sapiens (Ref.523) - Mammal: Human (Chordata - Hominidae)
    References
  • Ref.652: Jocelyn Hudon, Marina Anciães, Vittorio Bertacche, and Riccardo Stradi, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Volume 147, Issue 3, July 2007, Pages 402-411, "Plumage carotenoids of the Pin-tailed Manakin (Ilicura militaris): Evidence for the endogenous production of rhodoxanthin from a colour variant", https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.02.004.
  • Ref.523: Bernstein, P.S., et al., Lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin: The basic and clinical science underlying carotenoid-based nutritional interventions against ocular disease, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2015.10.003.
    • CAS

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