| CAROTENOID INFO | |
|---|---|
| CAROTENOID NAME | Gamma-carotene |
| STRUCTURE |  |
| OTHER NAME | |
| SYSNAME/SYNONYMS | beta,psi-Carotene |
| MOLECULAR FORMULA | C40H56 |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 536.8726 |
| IUPAC NAME | 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E)-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,23-undecaenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene OR _,_-Carotene |
| InChI | HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N |
| CANONICAL SMILES | CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C |
| ISOMERIC SMILES | CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/CCC=C(C)C)/C)/C |
| KEGG ID | C05435 |
| PUBCHEM ID | 7799 |
| CHEBI ID | CHEBI:27740 |
| UV SPECTRA | Lambda max (nm): hexane 437,462, 492 ; Lambda max (nm): acetonitrile/methanol/THF (58:35:7) 284, 356, 440 (shoulder), 462, 492, %III/II=41.7 (Takaichi, 2000); methanol 459, 485 (Takaichi et al,1990) |
| NMR SPECTRA | 1H-NMR (CDCl3) (Takaichi et al,1997) |
| MASS SPECTRA | FD-MS m/z: 536 (Takaichi et al,1997) |
| HPLC CHROMATOGRAM | HPLC (column; Novapak C18 (Waters) 8 X 100 mm: eluelnt; acetonitrile/methanol/THF 58:35:7: flow 2.0 ml/min) Rt=14.8 min (Takaichi, 2000) |
| OTHER SPECTRA | |
| REFERENCES |
1. Takaichi S: Characterization of carotenes in a combination of a C(18) HPLC column with isocratic elution and absorption spectra with a photodiode-array detector. Photosynth. Res. 2000, 65:93-9. (PMID:16228474)
2.Takaichi S, Shimada K, Ishidsu J: Carotenoids from the aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Erythrobacter longus: beta-Carotene and its hydroxyl derivatives. Arch. Microbiol. 1990, 153:118-122 3 Takaichi S, Wang ZY, Umetsu M, Nozawa T, Shimada K, Madigan MT: New carotenoids from the thermophilic green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum: 1’,2'-dihydro-gamma-carotene, 1',2'-dihydrochlorobactene, and OH-chlorobactene glucoside ester, and the carotenoid composition of different strains. Arch. Microbiol. 1997, 168:270-6.(PMID: 9297463) |
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