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CHEBI:27547 - zeaxanthin

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:27547
ChEBI Namezeaxanthin
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Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:10108, CHEBI:27361
Last Modified24 July 2025
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FormulaC40H56O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass568.886
Monoisotopic Mass568.42803
SMILESCC1=C(/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[C@@H](O)CC2(C)C)C(C)(C)C[C@H](O)C1
InChIInChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36-/m1/s1
InChIKeyJKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-QAYBQHTQSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Hormoscilla (ncbitaxon:881023) - PubMed (21473610) CH2Cl2/MeOH(2:1) extract of assemblage of two cyanobacteria, Oscillatoria sp. and Hormoscilla sp.
Oscillatoria sp. (ncbitaxon:1159) - PubMed (21473610) CH2Cl2/MeOH(2:1) extract of assemblage of two cyanobacteria, Oscillatoria sp. and Hormoscilla sp.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
cofactor  An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
bacterial metabolite  Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547) has parent hydride β-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547) has role cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547) is a carotenol (CHEBI:23045)
Incoming Relation(s)
thermozeaxanthin-17 (CHEBI:80207) has functional parent zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547)
zeaxanthin bis(β-D-glucoside) (CHEBI:63067) has functional parent zeaxanthin (CHEBI:27547)
IUPAC Name 
(3R,3'R)-β,β-carotene-3,3'-diol
Synonyms  Source
(3R,3'R)-dihydroxy-β,β-caroteneChEBI
anchovyxanthinChEBI
all-trans-β-carotene-3,3'-diolChEBI
ZeaxanthinKEGG COMPOUND
β,β-carotene-3,3'-diolChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
all-trans-zeaxanthinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00000931KNApSAcK
C06098KEGG COMPOUND
CPD1F-130MetaCyc
LMPR01070261LIPID MAPS
ZeaxanthinWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:2068416Beilstein
CAS:144-68-3ChemIDplus
CAS:144-68-3KEGG COMPOUND