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Entry
CA01222                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
Dehydroflexixanthin
IUPAC name 3,1'-dihydroxy-1,2,3',4'-tetradehydro-1',2'-dihydro-beta,psi-caroten-4-one
Formula
C40H52O3
Molecular Weight 
580.816 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
14 including one ketone (14 in total)
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
14 including one ketone (14 in total)
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
12.070
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
3
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.063
Number of heavy atoms
43
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
57.530 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000152
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Rhodopirellula rubra (Ref.755) - A marine genus of bacteria from the family of Planctomycetaceae isolated from the surface of macroalgae (Seaweed) (Planctomycetes - Planctomycetaceae)
    Rubinisphaera brasiliensis (Ref.755) - A member of the order Planctomycetales, a group of budding mostly aquatic microorganisms lacking peptidoglycan and representing a phylogenetically distinct lineage within the domain Bacteria. Isolated from a water sample of Lagoa Vermelha, a salt pit near Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. (Planctomycetes - Planctomycetaceae)
    References
  • Ref.755: Nicolai Kallscheuer, Catia Moreira, Ruth Airs, Carole A. Llewellyn, Sandra Wiegand, Christian Jogler and Olga M. Lage, Environmental Microbiology Reports (2019) 00(00), 00–00, "Pink- and orange-pigmented Planctomycetes produce saproxanthin-type carotenoids including a rare C45 carotenoid", doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12796.
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