CHEBI:3362 - canthaxanthin

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ChEBI Name canthaxanthin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:3362
Definition A carotenone that consists of β,β-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'.
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Biological Role(s): Escherichia coli metabolite
Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
Application(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
Related Structures
canthaxanthin is a Structural Derivative of
beta-carotene
Mass : 536.87264
Formula : C40H56
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carotene
Definition : Hydrocarbon carotenoids.
tetraterpene
Definition : A C40 terpene.
terpene
Definition : A hydrocarbon of biological origin having carbon skeleton formally derived from isoprene [CH22C(CH3)CH2CH2].
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