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dinoxanthin
Sign in to saveDinoxanthin is a type of xanthophyll found in dinoflagellates. This compound is a potential antioxidant and may help to protect dinoflagellates against reactive oxygen species.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C40H54O3
- Molecular weight
- 582.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (5R)-5-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-24-hydroxy-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21-undecaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C([C@@H](CC1=O)O)(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)/C=C/CC(C)(C)O)/C)/C
- InChIKey
- GJFBHWJTMDTLNX-UWCSZFODSA-N
- XLogP
- 11.1
- Polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 642.428424956
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- chemical formula
- C₄₀H₅₄O₃
- density
- 1.1
- boiling point
- 736
- flash point
- 213.8
- refractive index
- 1.563
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@@]13O[C@]1(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/[C@@H]=C=C2C(C)(C)C[C@@H](OC(C)=O)C[C@]2(C)O)C(C)(C)C[C@H](O)C3
- found in taxon
- Deinococcus radiodurans
- canonical SMILES
- O=C1C(=C(C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C=CC=C(C=CC=C(C=CCC(O)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C(C)(C)C(O)C1)C
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dinoxanthin is a type of xanthophyll found in dinoflagellates. This compound is a potential antioxidant and may help to protect dinoflagellates against reactive oxygen species.
==References==
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