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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

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ChEBI Ontology
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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