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Entry
CR00403                                                            

Classification
Name

Definiton
β-citraurin = Reticulataxanthin
Substrate
CA00832 β-Citraurin (3-OH, 8'-al, 8'-apo, beta)
Product
CA00286 Reticulataxanthin (5',6'+H, 3-OH, 6'=O, 5'-apo, 18'-nor, beta,psi)
Comment
Artifacts during the saponification of citrus carotenoids in the presence of small amounts of acetone. (Ref.651)
Structure change

Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved)
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved ver.2)
EC number

Protein Name

Organism(s) in references
Citrus
Data sources/References
  • Ref.651 : Ivan Stewart and Thomas A. Wheaton, Phytochemistry, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 1973, Pages 2947-2951, "Conversion of β-citraurin to reticulataxanthin and β-apo-8'-carotenal to citranaxanthin during the isolation of carotenoids from Citrus", https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(73)80512-6
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