fucoxanthin

Fucoxanthin - definition from Biology-Online.org

[(Science: chemical) Carotenoid pigment of certain brown algae (Phaeophyta) and bacteria: absorbs at 500-580 nm. a carotenoid pigment present in chlorophyll c, which is capable of absorbing more light in depths of water than chlorophyll a would, and therefore prevails in aquatic autotrophs.


InChI: InChI=1/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

InChIKey: InChIKey=SJWWTRQNNRNTPU-XJUZQKKNBP
SMILES: [H]C(=C=C1C(C)(C)C[C@@H](C[C@@]1(C)O)OC(C)=O)C(\C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(/C)C(=O)C[C@@]23O[C@]2(C)C[C@@H](O)CC3(C)C

CAS number 3351-86-8

Names:
    Fucoxanthin
    fucoxanthin
    (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-
    (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-

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5281239
    Beilstein =6580822
    CAS 3351-86-8 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 5186
    Kegg C08596
    PubChem ID 10789