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.
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- 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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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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