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cryptoxanthin
Also known as (R)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-4-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)-octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-cyclohex-3-enol, (3R)-β,β-Caroten-3-ol, Cryptoxanthol, Caricaxanthin, (R)-all-trans-β-Caroten-3-ol, Hydroxy-β-carotene, kryptoxanthin
Chemical data
- Formula
- C40H56O
- Molecular weight
- 552.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1R)-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-3-en-1-ol
- 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/C2=C(C[C@H](CC2(C)C)O)C)/C)/C
- InChIKey
- DMASLKHVQRHNES-FKKUPVFPSA-N
- XLogP
- 12.3
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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β-Cryptoxanthin is a natural carotenoid pigment. It has been isolated from a variety of sources including the fruit of plants in the genus Physalis, orange rind, winter squashes such as butternut, papaya, egg yolk, butter, apples, and bovine blood serum.
==Chemistry== In terms of structure, β-cryptoxanthin is closely related to β-carotene, with only the addition of a hydroxyl group. It is a member of the class of carotenoids known as xanthophylls.