staphyloxanthin

Term ID

CHEBI:71690

Synonyms

• 1-O-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22-decaenoyl]-6-O-(12-methyltetradecanoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranose
• 8'-apo-psi,psi-carotenoic acid, 6-O-(12-methyl-1-oxotetradecyl)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl ester
• beta-D-glucopyranosyl 1-O-(4,4'-diaponeurosporen-4-oate)-6-O-(12-methyltetradecanoate)
• staphyloxanthin

Definition

A xanthophyll that is β-D-glucopyranose in which the hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 6 have been acylated by an all-trans-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22-decaenoyl group and a 12-methyltetradecanoyl group, respectively. Staphyloxanthin is responsible for the characteristic yellow-golden colour which gives the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus its name.

References

• cas:71869-01-7
• kegg.compound:C16148
• metacyc.compound:CPD-9916
• pubmed:16009720
• pubmed:16020541
• pubmed:16861688
• pubmed:18276850
• pubmed:19456099
• pubmed:22223336
• pubmed:22535955
• pubmed:22965624
• pubmed:7275936
• reaxys:22781667
• wikipedia.en:Staphyloxanthin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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