CHEBI:5186 - fucoxanthin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:5186
ChEBI Namefucoxanthin
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DefinitionAn epoxycarotenol that is found in brown seaweed and which exhibits anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective properties.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:67925
Last Modified4 October 2017
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FormulaC42H58O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass658.920
Monoisotopic Mass658.42334
SMILES[H]C(=C=C1C(C)(C)C[C@H](OC(C)=O)C[C@@]1(C)O)/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(\C)C(=O)C[C@@]12O[C@]1(C)C[C@@H](O)CC2(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C42H58O6/c1-29(18-14-19-31(3)22-23-37-38(6,7)26-35(47-33(5)43)27-40(37,10)46)16-12-13-17-30(2)20-15-21-32(4)36(45)28-42-39(8,9)24-34(44)25-41(42,11)48-42/h12-22,34-35,44,46H,24-28H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,18-14+,20-15+,29-16+,30-17+,31-19+,32-21+/t23-,34-,35-,40+,41+,42-/m0/s1
InChIKeySJWWTRQNNRNTPU-XJUZQKKNSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Cystoseira barbata (ncbitaxon:590725) - PubMed (28389351)
Himanthalia elongata (ncbitaxon:74478) - PubMed (28865626)
Phaeodactylum tricornutum (ncbitaxon:2850) - PubMed (27455130)
Saccharina japonica (ncbitaxon:88149) - PubMed (28212270)
Sargassum fusiforme (ncbitaxon:590727) - PubMed (16786166)
Sargassum siliquastrum (ncbitaxon:127572) - PubMed (19264501)
Sporochnus comosus (ncbitaxon:45367) - PubMed (21348445) CH2Cl2 extract of freeze-dried brown algae
Undaria pinnatifida (ncbitaxon:74381) - PubMed (16786166)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
food antioxidant  An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
Biological Roles:
food antioxidant  An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
apoptosis inhibitor  Any substance that inhibits the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
CFTR potentiator  A membrane transport modulator that restores the chloride ion transport ability of defective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) genes.
marine metabolite  Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
neuroprotective agent  Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
hepatoprotective agent  Any compound that is able to prevent damage to the liver.
hypoglycemic agent  A drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
food antioxidant  An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role apoptosis inhibitor (CHEBI:68494)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role CFTR potentiator (CHEBI:66902)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role food antioxidant (CHEBI:77962)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role hepatoprotective agent (CHEBI:62868)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role hypoglycemic agent (CHEBI:35526)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) is a acetate ester (CHEBI:47622)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) is a allenes (CHEBI:37602)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) is a epoxycarotenol (CHEBI:35307)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
fucoxanthin (CHEBI:5186) is a tertiary alcohol (CHEBI:26878)
IUPAC Name 
(3S,5R,6S,3'S,5'R,6'R)-3,5'-dihydroxy-8-oxo-6',7'-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-5,6,7,8,5',6'-hexahydro-β,β-caroten-3'-yl acetate
Synonyms  Source
(3S,3'S,5R,5'R,6S,6'R)-3'-(acetyloxy)-6',7'-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-5,5',6,6',7,8-hexahydro-3,5'-dihydroxy-8-oxo-β,β-caroteneChemIDplus
(3'S,5'R,6'R)-3'-acetoxy-5,6-epoxy-3,5'-dihydroxy-6',7'-didehydro-5,6,7,8,5',6'-hexahydro-β,β-caroten-8-oneIUBMB
FucoxanthinKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00003773KNApSAcK
C08596KEGG COMPOUND
LMPR01070300LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:6580822Reaxys
CAS:3351-86-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:3351-86-8ChemIDplus
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