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Entry
CA01143                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Apo-8',15'-carotenedial;
2,6-dimethylocta-2,4,6-trienedial
IUPAC name 8',15'-Diapo-carotene-8',15'-dial
Formula
C10H12O2
Molecular Weight 
164.196 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
5 including two aldehydes (5 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
5 including two aldehydes (5 in total)
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00187
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    1.285
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    0
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    12
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    34.140 Å2
    Reaction
  • Product: CR00032,  CR00033,  CR00034,  CR00035,  CR00066,  CR00069
  • Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 (Ref.560) - Cyanobacteria: same as Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 (Cyanobacteria - Nostocaceae)
    References
  • Ref.560: Scherzinger D, Ruch S, Kloer DP, Wilde A, Al-Babili S., Biochem J. 2006 Sep 15;398(3):361-9., PMID: 16759173 PMCID: PMC1559462 DOI: 10.1042/BJ20060592, "Retinal is formed from apo-carotenoids in Nostoc sp. PCC7120: in vitro characterization of an apo-carotenoid oxygenase.".
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