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Entry
CA00051                                                            
Classification
Carotenoid Name
ζ-Carotene;
zeta-Carotene;
all-trans-zeta-carotene
IUPAC name 7,8,7',8'-Tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene
Formula
C40H60
Molecular Weight 
542.896 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Non-provitamin A. (Ref.468)
  • Yellow food coloring (Ref.468).
    • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    7
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    7
    Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00049, CA00048, CA00050, CA00195, CA00300, CA00318
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA00065, CA00053
    • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    14.670
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    40
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    0.000 Å2
    Reaction
  • Substrate: CR00014,  CR00134,  CR00136,  CR00429
  • Product: CR00115,  CR00460
    • Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000005,  CB000026,  CB000027,  CB000043,  CB000055,  CB000077,  CB000078,  CB000097,  CB000098,  CB000099,  CB000100,  CB000133,  CB000145
    • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Staphylococcus aureus (Ref.540) - Firmicutes - Bacilli (Firmicutes - Staphylococcaceae)
    Oscillantoria rubescens (Ref.2) - Cyanobacteria: other name is Planktothrix rubescens (Cyanobacteria - Microcoleaceae)
    Passiflora edulis (Ref.693) - Land plant: yellow passion fruit (Streptophyta - Passifloraceae)
    Ipomoea batatas Lam. (Ref.295) - Land plant: sweet potato (Streptophyta - Convolvulaceae)
    Averrhoa carambola (Ref.281) - Land plant: starfruit (Streptophyta - Oxalidaceae)
    Carica papaya (Ref.566) - Land plant: papaya (Streptophyta - Caricaceae)
    Citrullus vulgaris (Ref.484) - Land plant: watermelon (Streptophyta - Cucurbitaceae)
    Calendula officinalis (Ref.430) - Land plant: common marigold (Streptophyta - Asteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.2: D. Chamovitz, I. Peeker, and J. Hirtschberg, Plant Molecular Biology 16: 967-974, 1991 "The molecular basis of resistance to the herbicide norflurazon".
  • Ref.484: Wen’en Zhao, Pin Lv, Huihui Gu, Agricultural Sciences Vol.4, No.7A, 13-20 (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/as.2013.47A003, "Studies on carotenoids in watermelon flesh".
  • Ref.566: U Gamage Chandrika, Errol R Jansz, SMD Nalinie Wickramasinghe and Narada D Warnasuriya, J Sci Food Agric 83:1279–1282 (online: 2003), DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1533, "Carotenoids in yellow- and red-fleshed papaya (Carica papaya L)".
  • Ref.281: Jeana Gross, Raphael Ikan, Gert Eckhardt, Phytochemistry, Volume 22, Issue 6, 1983, Pages 1479-1481, "Carotenoids of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola".
  • Ref.295: Ligia B. Almeida, Marilene V.C. Penteado, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 1, Issue 4, November 1988, Pages 341–352, "Carotenoids and pro-vitamin A value of white fleshed Brazilian sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Lam.)".
  • Ref.430: T. W. GOODWIN, Biochem J. 1954 Sep;58(1):90-4., "Studies in carotenogenesis. 13. The carotenoids of the flower petals of Calendula officinalis.".
  • Ref.540: Benjamin N. Mijts, Pyung Cheon Lee, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Chemistry & Biology, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2005, Pages 453–460, "Identification of a Carotenoid Oxygenase Synthesizing Acyclic Xanthophylls: Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Directed Evolution".
  • Ref.123: Fantini, Elio; Falcone, Giulia; Frusciante, Sarah; Giliberto, Leonardo; Giuliano, Giovanni, Plant Physiology (2013), 163(2), 986-998., "Dissection of tomato lycopene biosynthesis through virus-​induced gene silencing".
  • Ref.693: M. Yano et al., Food Science and Technology Research, 11(1), pp.13-18, 2005, "Quantitation of Carotenoids in Raw and Processed Fruits in Japan", DOI: https://doi.org/10.3136/fstr.11.13.
  • Ref.468: Gerard P. Moss, Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, CRC Press; 1 edition (February 15, 1993), ISBN-10: 0850667364, ISBN-13: 978-0850667363, "Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants".
    • CAS
    72746-33-9
    Links to other DB
    KEGG COMPOUND: C05430
    KNApSAcK: C00000934
    LipidBank: VCA1003
    MassBank: CA000164
    ProCarDB: C1723

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