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Entry
CA01208                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Piprixanthin;
6-hydroxy-ε,ε-carotene-3,3'-dione
IUPAC name 6-Hydroxy-epsilon,epsilon-carotene-3,3-dione
Formula
C40H52O3
Molecular Weight 
580.816 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • A bright yellow pigment found in the red feathers of the Pin-tailed Manakin: Ilicura militaris and other songbirds (Ref.652).
  • 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
    9.499
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    3
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.316
    Number of heavy atoms
    43
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    54.370 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000107
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Ilicura militaris (Ref.652) - Bird: pin-tailed manakin (Chordata - Pipridae)
    References
  • Ref.652: Jocelyn Hudon, Marina AnciĆ£es, 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.
  • CAS

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