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CHEBI:3362 - canthaxanthin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:3362
ChEBI Namecanthaxanthin
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DefinitionA carotenone that consists of β,β-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'.
Last Modified22 November 2017
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FormulaC40H52O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass564.854
Monoisotopic Mass564.39673
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(=O)CCC2(C)C)C(C)(C)CCC1=O
InChIInChI=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+
InChIKeyFDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
fungal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
biological pigment  An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
food colouring  A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
Application:
food colouring  A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has parent hydride β-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role food colouring (CHEBI:77182)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) is a carotenone (CHEBI:35310)
IUPAC Name 
β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
Synonyms  Source
CanthaxanthinKEGG COMPOUND
4,4'-dioxo-β-caroteneChemIDplus
all-trans-β-carotene-4,4'-dioneChemIDplus
Food Orange 8ChemIDplus
Carophyll RedChemIDplus
OrobronzeChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
canthaxanthinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08583KEGG COMPOUND
LMPR01070264LIPID MAPS
HMDB0003154HMDB
CanthaxanthinWikipedia
C00000922KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1898520Reaxys
CAS:514-78-3KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:514-78-3ChemIDplus
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