CHEBI:90127 - scytonemin

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ChEBI Name scytonemin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:90127
Definition A ring assembly obtained by 1,1'-coupling of two molecules of (3E)-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]cyclopenta[b]indol-2(3H)-one. A UV-screening molecule produced by many strains of cyanobacteria.
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Formula C36H20N2O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 544.556
Monoisotopic Mass 544.14231
InChI InChI=1S/C36H20N2O4/c39-21-13-9-19(10-14-21)17-25-33-29(23-5-1-3-7-27(23)37-33)31(35(25)41)32-30-24-6-2-4-8-28(24)38-34(30)26(36(32)42)18-20-11-15-22(40)16-12-20/h1-18,39-40H/b25-17+,26-18+
InChIKey CGZKSPLDUIRCIO-RPCRKUJJSA-N
SMILES C1(C2=C3C(=NC4=C3C=CC=C4)\C(\C2=O)=C/C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)=C6C(=NC7=C6C=CC=C7)\C(\C1=O)=C/C8=CC=C(C=C8)O
Metabolite of Species Details
Scytonema sp. (NCBI:txid1542952) of strain R77DM See: PubMed
Lyngbya (NCBI:txid28073) of strain CU2555 See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): ultraviolet filter
A photochemical role realized in the absorption of ultraviolet light, for example to protect skin cells from damage.
Biological Role(s): biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
bacterial metabolite
Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) has role ultraviolet filter (CHEBI:73335)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) is a enone (CHEBI:51689)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) is a organic heterotricyclic compound (CHEBI:26979)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) is a organonitrogen heterocyclic compound (CHEBI:38101)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) is a polyphenol (CHEBI:26195)
scytonemin (CHEBI:90127) is a ring assembly (CHEBI:36820)
IUPAC Name
(3E,3'E)-3,3'-bis[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene][1,1'-bicyclopenta[b]indole]-2,2'(3H,3'H)-dione
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00045068 KNApSAcK
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
152075-98-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
22043325 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
28 October 2015