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Indicaxanthin
Sign in to saveIndicaxanthin is a type of betaxanthin, a plant pigment present in beets, in Mirabilis jalapa flowers, in cacti such as prickly pears (Opuntia sp.) or the red dragonfruit (Hylocereus costaricensis). It is a powerful antioxidant.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H16N2O6
- Molecular weight
- 308.29 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-1-[(2E)-2-[(2S)-2,6-dicarboxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyridin-4-ylidene]ethylidene]pyrrolidin-1-ium-2-carboxylate
- SMILES
- C1C[C@H]([N+](=C/C=C/2\C[C@H](NC(=C2)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C1)C(=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- RJIIQBYZGJSODH-QWRGUYRKSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.4
- Polar surface area
- 130 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- betalain
- Mass
- 308.100836
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- found in taxon
- Portulaca oleracea
- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₁₆N₂O₆
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC([N+](=CC=C2CC(NC(=C2)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C1)C(=O)[O-]
- isomeric SMILES
- C1C[C@H]([N+](=C/C=C/2\C[C@H](NC(=C2)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C1)C(=O)[O-]
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Indicaxanthin is a type of betaxanthin, a plant pigment present in beets, in Mirabilis jalapa flowers, in cacti such as prickly pears (Opuntia sp.) or the red dragonfruit (Hylocereus costaricensis). It is a powerful antioxidant.
== Medical uses == It has been shown in a spectrophotometric study for patients with thalassemia, that indicaxanthin can reduce perferryl-Hb generated in solution from met-Hb and hydrogen peroxide, more effectively than either trolox (a vitamin E derivative) or vitamin C, possibly interfering with perferryl-Hb, a reactive intermediate in the hydroperoxide-dependent Hb degradation.
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