CHEBI:3362 - canthaxanthin

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ChEBI Name canthaxanthin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:3362
Definition A carotenone that consists of β,β-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'.
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Formula C40H52O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 564.83968
Monoisotopic Mass 564.39673
InChI InChI=1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+
InChIKey FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N
SMILES CC(\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): Escherichia coli metabolite
Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
Application(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has parent hydride β-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role food colouring (CHEBI:77182)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
canthaxanthin (CHEBI:3362) is a carotenone (CHEBI:35310)
IUPAC Name
β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
Synonyms Sources
4,4'-dioxo-β-carotene ChemIDplus
all-trans-β-carotene-4,4'-dione ChemIDplus
canthaxanthin UniProt
Canthaxanthin KEGG COMPOUND
Carophyll Red ChemIDplus
E 161g ChEBI
Food Orange 8 ChemIDplus
Orobronze ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00000922 KNApSAcK
C08583 KEGG COMPOUND
Canthaxanthin Wikipedia
HMDB0003154 HMDB
LMPR01070264 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1898520 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
514-78-3 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
514-78-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Types Sources
22334741 PubMed citation Europe PMC
22353211 PubMed citation Europe PMC
22366116 PubMed citation Europe PMC
22418926 PubMed citation Europe PMC
22428120 PubMed citation Europe PMC
22451081 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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Last Modified
22 November 2017