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Entry
CA01141                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(13Z)-Retinal;
13-cis-Retinal;
13-cis-Vitamin A aldehyde
IUPAC name (13Z)-15-Apo-beta-caroten-15-al
Formula
C20H28O
Molecular Weight 
284.424 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Isomerized from all-trans retinal under light, and isomerized back to all-trans retinal in the dark.
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    6 including one aldehyde (6 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    6 including one aldehyde (6 in total)
    Isomers 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00807, CA01034
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    6.335
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.122
    Number of heavy atoms
    21
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    17.070 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00445
  • Product: CR00075,  CR00076,  CR00444
  • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Galleria mellonella (Ref.558) - Insect: greater wax moth (Arthropoda (Insecta) - Pyralidae)
    References
  • Ref.558: Vitus Oberhausera, Olaf Voolstraa, Annette Bangerta, Johannes von Lintigb, and Klaus Vogt, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 2;105(48):19000-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0807805105. Epub 2008 Nov 19., "NinaB combines carotenoid oxygenase and retinoid isomerase activity in a single polypeptide.".
  • CAS

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