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CHEBI:15948 - lycopene

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:15948
ChEBI Namelycopene
Stars
DefinitionAn acyclic carotene commonly obtained from tomatoes and other red fruits.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:6596, CHEBI:14541, CHEBI:26367, CHEBI:43789
Last Modified15 September 2021
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC40H56
Net Charge0
Average Mass536.888
Monoisotopic Mass536.43820
SMILESCC(C)=CCC/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(\C)CCC=C(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C40H56/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h11-12,15-22,25-32H,13-14,23-24H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,25-15+,26-16+,31-17+,32-18+,35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+
InChIKeyOAIJSZIZWZSQBC-GYZMGTAESA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
antibacterial agent  A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
Applications:
antineoplastic agent  A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
cardiovascular drug  A drug that affects the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter or blood volume.
antiatherosclerotic agent  A cardiovascular drug that prevents atherosclerosis (a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the build up of plaque). Compare with antiatherogenic agent.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has part carotenoid ψ-end derivative (CHEBI:139114)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role antiatherosclerotic agent (CHEBI:145947)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role cardiovascular drug (CHEBI:35554)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
lycopene (CHEBI:15948) is a acyclic carotene (CHEBI:35162)
Incoming Relation(s)
lycophyll (CHEBI:35336) has parent hydride lycopene (CHEBI:15948)
lycoxanthin (CHEBI:6602) has parent hydride lycopene (CHEBI:15948)
IUPAC Name 
ψ,ψ-carotene
Synonyms  Source
(6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaeneChEBI
Aec lycopeneChEMBL
(all-e)-lycopeneChEMBL
(all-trans)-lycopeneChEMBL
AterononChEMBL
Blakeslea trisporaChEMBL
UniProt Name  Source
all-trans-lycopeneUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
4617DrugCentral
C00000911KNApSAcK
C05432KEGG COMPOUND
C05432KEGG COMPOUND
CPD1F-114MetaCyc
HMDB0003000HMDB
LMPR01070257LIPID MAPS
LYCPDBeChem
LycopeneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1730097Reaxys
CAS:502-65-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:502-65-8ChemIDplus
Citations