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Entry
CA01229                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(9Z,9'Z)-Tetrahydroastaxanthin;
9Z,9’Z-Tetrahydroastaxanthin
IUPAC name 9Z,9'Z-(3R,5S,6S,3'R,5'S,6'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-5,6,5',6'-tetrahydro-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
Formula
C40H56O4
Molecular Weight 
600.848 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
8
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
8
Isomers 
InChI

InChIKey

Canonical SMILES

XLogP
10.834
Hydrogen Bond donors
(Lipinski's definition)
2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
(Lipinski's definition)
4
LipinskiFailures
1
Complexity of molecule
0.300
Number of heavy atoms
44
TPSA
(Topological Polar Surface Area) 
74.600 Å2
Reaction
Pathway
Major carotenoid information
Major carotenoid found in the sea cucumber Plesiocolochirus minutus (Ref.763).
Minor carotenoid information

Source organisms
Plesiocolochirus minutus (Ref.763) - sea cucumber (Echinodermata - Cucumariidae)
References
  • Ref.763: Takashi Maoka, Syu Nakachi, Ryouhei Kobayashi, Miho Mori, Yoshikazu Sakagami, / Tetrahedron Letters 56 (2015) 5954–5955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.09.060, “A new carotenoid, 9Z,9'Z-tetrahydroastaxanthin, from the sea cucumber Plesiocolochirus minutus”.
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