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Canthaxanthin

CHEBI:CHEBI_3362

Definition

A carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C40H52O2
Molecular Mass
564.83968
Charge
0
SMILES
CC(\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+
InChIKey
FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N

Alternative Names

  • 4,4'-dioxo-beta-carotene
  • all-trans-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
  • beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
  • canthaxanthin
  • Canthaxanthin
  • Carophyll Red
  • E 161g
  • Food Orange 8
  • Orobronze

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
42348
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Wikipedia:Canthaxanthin
core#notation
CHEBI:3362

Additional References

Wikipedia:Canthaxanthin

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