Structure Database (LMSD)

Common Name
(13Z)-Astaxanthin
Systematic Name
(13Z)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
Synonyms
LM ID
LMPR01070804
Formula
C40H52O4
Exact Mass
Calculate m/z
596.38656
Status
Active
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Classification

Category
Main Class
Sub Class
Prenol Lipids [PR]
Isoprenoids [PR01]
C40 isoprenoids (tetraterpenes) [PR0107]

References

Comments
Imported from http://carotenoiddb.jp/

Taxonomy Information

Curated from
NCBI taxonomy class
Reference
unidentified (#32644)
Cis astaxanthin and especially 9-cis astaxanthin exhibits a higher antioxidant activity in vitro compared to the all-trans isomer.,
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2007
Pubmed ID: 17416351

String Representations

InChiKey (Click to copy)
MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-HDQLMXHPSA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
InChI=1S/C40H52O4/c1-27(17-13-19-29(3)21-23-33-31(5)37(43)35(41)25-39(33,7)8)15-11-12-16-28(2)18-14-20-30(4)22-24-34-32(6)38(44)36(42)26-40(34,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-26H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,27-15-,28-16+,29-19+,30-20+
SMILES (Click to copy)
C(/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1C(C)(C)CC(O)C(=O)C=1C)=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)C(O)CC1(C)C

Other Databases

PubChem CID
6437645
Carotenoid ID
CA00552

Calculated Physicochemical Properties

Heavy Atoms 44
Rings 2
Aromatic Rings
Rotatable Bonds 10
Van der Waals Molecular Volume 676.68
Topological Polar Surface Area 74.60
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 4
logP 9.48
Molar Refractivity 185.98

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Created at
17th Nov 2021
Updated at
14th Dec 2021