CHEBI:138919 - meso-zeaxanthin

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ChEBI Name meso-zeaxanthin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:138919
ChEBI ASCII Name meso-zeaxanthin
Definition A carotenol that is β,β-carotene carrying two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 3' (the 3R,3'S-diastereomer). It is rarely found in diet and is believed to be formed at the macula by metabolic transformations of ingested carotenoids.
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Submitter Kristian Axelsen
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Formula C40H56O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 568.873
Monoisotopic Mass 568.42803
InChI InChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36+
InChIKey JKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-YOPUJPICSA-N
SMILES C1(=C(C[C@H](CC1(C)C)O)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(C[C@@H](CC2(C)C)O)C)\C)\C)/C)/C
Metabolite of Species Details
Oncorhynchus mykiss (NCBI:txid8022) See: PubMed
Salmo Trutta (NCBI:txid8032) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role(s): marine metabolite
Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
human xenobiotic metabolite
Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans.
Application(s): anti-inflammatory agent
Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
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Outgoing meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) has parent hydride β-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) has role anti-inflammatory agent (CHEBI:67079)
meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) has role human xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76967)
meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) has role marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
meso-zeaxanthin (CHEBI:138919) is a carotenol (CHEBI:23045)
IUPAC Names
(3R,3'S)-β,β-carotene-3,3'-diol
(3R,3'S)-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene
Synonyms Sources
(3R,3'S)-zeaxanthin UniProt
(R,S)-Zeaxanthin ChemIDplus
3'-epi-zeaxanthin ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00023218 KNApSAcK
Meso-zeaxanthin Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2230335 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
31272-50-1 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
15 January 2018