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
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
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
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
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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