Structure Database (LMSD)
Common Name
Canthaxanthin
Systematic Name
β,β-Carotene-4,4'-dione
Synonyms
- Aphanicin
- Chlorellaxanthin
3D model of Canthaxanthin
Please note: Where there are chiral atoms but the stereochemistry is undefined, the 3D model takes an arbitrary conformation
Classification
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References
Taxonomy Information
Curated from
NCBI taxonomy class
Reference
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
(#1176)
Cyanophyceae
(#3028117)
The carotenoids of blue-green algae—II. : The carotenoids of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae,
Phytochemistry, 1966
Phytochemistry, 1966
String Representations
InChiKey (Click to copy)
FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
InChI=1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+
SMILES (Click to copy)
C1(/C=C/C(/C)=C/C=C/C(/C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C2=C(C)C(CCC2(C)C)=O)=C(C)C(CCC1(C)C)=O
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KEGG ID
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PubChem CID
Carotenoid ID
PDB ID
Calculated Physicochemical Properties
Heavy Atoms
42
Rings
2
Aromatic Rings
0
Rotatable Bonds
10
Van der Waals Molecular Volume
659.10
Topological Polar Surface Area
34.14
Hydrogen Bond Donors
0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
2
logP
10.96
Molar Refractivity
182.17
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