RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0058978
RefMet nameCanthaxanthin
Systematic name2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxo-1-cyclohexenyl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one
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Exact mass564.396730 (neutral)
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FormulaC40H52O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile28989 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=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+
InChIKeyFDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC/C(=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassPrenol Lipids
Main ClassIsoprenoids
Sub ClassC40 isoprenoids
Distribution of Canthaxanthin in NMDR studies
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ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Canthaxanthin
External Links
Pubchem CID5281227
LIPID MAPSLMPR01070264
ChEBI ID3362
KEGG IDC08583
HMDB IDHMDB0003154
Chemspider ID4444639
MetaCyc IDCPD-7851
EPA CompToxDTXCID40809736
PhytoHub DBPHUB000345
NPAtlas DBNP012248
Spectral data for Canthaxanthin standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)
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