OBO ID: CHEBI:40968

Term Name:	astaxanthin		Search Ontology:
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:	ChEBI  ( EBI )