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Entry
CA01145                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
β-Apo-8'-carotenol
IUPAC name 8'-Apo-beta-caroten-8'-ol
Formula
C30H42O
Molecular Weight 
418.636 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA01009, CA00012, CA01144, CA00826
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    9.177
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.082
    Number of heavy atoms
    31
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    20.230 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00034,  CR00065
  • Product: CR00269
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000091
    • 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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