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Citranaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment used as a food additive under the E number E161i as a food coloring. There are natural sources of citranaxanthin, but it is generally prepared synthetically. It is used as an animal feed additive to impart a yellow color to chicken fat and egg yolks.

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Vinony files it under Carotenoids, Chembox image size set and Cyclohexenes.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C33H44O
Molecular weight
456.7 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E)-5,9,14,18-tetramethyl-20-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)icosa-3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19-nonaen-2-one
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(=O)C)/C)/C
InChIKey
PRDJTOVRIHGKNU-ZWERVMMHSA-N
XLogP
10.5
Polar surface area
17.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
456.339216028
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canonical 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(=O)C)/C)/C
chemical formula
C₃₃H₄₄O
found in taxon
Red Junglefowl
Commons category
Citranaxanthin
isomeric SMILES
CC(=O)/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
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Citranaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment used as a food additive under the E number E161i as a food coloring. There are natural sources of citranaxanthin, but it is generally prepared synthetically. It is used as an animal feed additive to impart a yellow color to chicken fat and egg yolks.

==References==

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