astaxanthin

Term ID

CHEBI:40968

Synonyms

• (3S,3'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
• (3S,3'S)-astaxanthin
• 3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
• 3,3'-dihydroxy-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione
• all-trans-(3S,3'S)-astaxanthin
• Astaxanthin
• astaxanthine
• E 161j
• ovoester

Definition

A carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione bearing two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 3' (the 3S,3'S diastereomer). A carotenoid pigment found mainly in animals (crustaceans, echinoderms) but also occurring in plants. It can occur free (as a red pigment), as an ester, or as a blue, brown or green chromoprotein.

References

• Beilstein:1917937
• CAS:472-61-7
• COMe:MOL000055
• HMDB:HMDB0002204
• KEGG:C08580
• KNApSAcK:C00000918
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMPR01070263
• PDBeChem:AXT
• PMID:21833799
• PMID:21883294
• PMID:22119431
• PMID:22188802
• PMID:22189778
• PMID:22221991
• PMID:22267192
• PMID:22279065
• PMID:22309505
• PMID:22349894
• PMID:22406426
• PMID:22428137
• PMID:22432539
• PMID:22455145
• Reaxys:1917937
• Wikipedia:Astaxanthin

Ontology

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Resources

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