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 β,β-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
• hmdb:HMDB0002204
• kegg.compound:C08580
• knapsack:C00000918
• lipidmaps:LMPR01070263
• pdb-ccd:AXT
• pubmed:21833799
• pubmed:21883294
• pubmed:22119431
• pubmed:22188802
• pubmed:22189778
• pubmed:22221991
• pubmed:22267192
• pubmed:22279065
• pubmed:22309505
• pubmed:22349894
• pubmed:22406426
• pubmed:22428137
• pubmed:22432539
• pubmed:22455145
• reaxys:1917937
• wikipedia.en:Astaxanthin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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