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Entry
CA01228                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(5R,6S,5'R)-Sapotexanthin 5,6-epoxide
IUPAC name (5R,6S,5'R)-5,6-Epoxy-5,6-dihydro-beta,kappa-carotene-6'-one
Formula
C40H56O2
Molecular Weight 
568.84 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
10 including one ketone (10 in total )
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
10 including one ketone (10 in total )
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
11.574
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
LipinskiFailures
2
Complexity of molecule
0.316
Number of heavy atoms
42
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
29.600 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information

Minor carotenoid information
Minor carotenoid in red mamey (Ref.759).
Source organisms
Pouteria sapota (Ref.759) - Land plant: red mamey sapote, species of tree native to Cuba and Central America. Fruit is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries. It is is about 10 to 25 cm (4 to 10 in) long and 8 to 12 cm (3 to 4.5 in) wide and has flesh ranging in color from pink to orange to red. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, the flavor is a mix of sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, prune, peach, apricot, cantaloupe, cherry, and almond. (Streptophyta - Chrysophylloideae)
References
  • Ref.759: Enrique Murillo, Attila Agócs, Veronika Nagy, Sándor Balázs Király, Tibor Kurtán, Eunice Molinar Toribio, Johant Lakey-Beitia, József Deli, Chirality. 2020;32:579–587., DOI: 10.1002/chir.23206, "Isolation and identification of sapotexanthin 5,6-epoxide and 5,8-epoxide from red mamey (Pouteria sapota)".
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