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CHEBI:40968 - astaxanthin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:40968
ChEBI Nameastaxanthin
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DefinitionA carotenone that consists of β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione bearing two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 3' (the 3S,3'S diastereomer). A carotenoid pigment found mainly in animals (crustaceans, echinoderms) but also occurring in plants. It can occur free (as a red pigment), as an ester, or as a blue, brown or green chromoprotein.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:2895, CHEBI:40963
Last Modified24 February 2025
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FormulaC40H52O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass596.852
Monoisotopic Mass596.38656
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)[C@@H](O)CC2(C)C)C(C)(C)C[C@H](O)C1=O
InChIInChI=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+/t35-,36-/m0/s1
InChIKeyMQZIGYBFDRPAKN-UWFIBFSHSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
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).
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
animal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in animals that include diverse creatures from sponges, insects to mammals.
Applications:
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).
anticoagulant  An agent that prevents blood clotting.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has parent hydride β-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has role animal metabolite (CHEBI:75767)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has role anticoagulant (CHEBI:50249)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has role food colouring (CHEBI:77182)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) is a carotenol (CHEBI:23045)
astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968) is a carotenone (CHEBI:35310)
Incoming Relation(s)
astaxanthin dirhamnoside (CHEBI:208633) has functional parent astaxanthin (CHEBI:40968)
IUPAC Name 
(3S,3'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
Synonyms  Source
AstaxanthinKEGG COMPOUND
astaxanthineChemIDplus
3,3'-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dioneChemIDplus
3,3'-dihydroxy-β-carotene-4,4'-dioneChemIDplus
ovoesterChemIDplus
(3S,3'S)-astaxanthinChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
all-trans-(3S,3'S)-astaxanthinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08580KEGG COMPOUND
AXTPDBeChem
LMPR01070263LIPID MAPS
HMDB0002204HMDB
AstaxanthinWikipedia
C00000918KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1917937Beilstein
Reaxys:1917937Reaxys
CAS:472-61-7KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:472-61-7ChemIDplus
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