CHEBI:27740 - γ-carotene

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ChEBI Name γ-carotene
ChEBI ID CHEBI:27740
ChEBI ASCII Name gamma-carotene
Definition A cyclic carotene obtained by the cyclisation of lycopene.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:24189, CHEBI:10560
Supplier Information No supplier information found for this compound.
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Hydroxocobalamin, also known as vitamin B12a and hydroxycobalamin, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency including pernicious anemia. Other uses include treatment for cyanide poisoning, Leber's optic atrophy, and toxic amblyopia. It is given by injection into a muscle or vein, by pill or sublingually. Side effects are generally few. They may include diarrhea, feeling sick, hot flushes, itchiness, low blood potassium, allergic reactions, and high blood pressure. Normal doses are considered safe in pregnancy. No overdosage or toxicity has been reported with this drug. Hydroxocobalamin is the natural form of vitamin B12 and a member of the cobalamin family of compounds. It is found in both raw and cooked beef, together with other cobalamins. Hydroxocobalamin, or another form of vitamin B12, are required for the body to make DNA. Hydroxocobalamin was first isolated in 1949. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Hydroxocobalamin is available as a generic medication. Commercially it is made using one of a number of types of bacteria.
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Formula C40H56
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 536.87264
Monoisotopic Mass 536.43820
InChI InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-32(2)18-13-21-35(5)24-15-26-36(6)25-14-22-33(3)19-11-12-20-34(4)23-16-27-37(7)29-30-39-38(8)28-17-31-40(39,9)10/h11-12,14-16,18-20,22-27,29-30H,13,17,21,28,31H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,22-14+,23-16+,26-15+,30-29+,33-19+,34-20+,35-24+,36-25+,37-27+
InChIKey HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N
SMILES CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Outgoing γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740) is a carotenoid β-end derivative (CHEBI:139120)
γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740) is a cyclic carotene (CHEBI:35163)
Incoming 1'-hydroxy-γ-carotene (CHEBI:80133) has parent hydride γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740)
rubixanthin (CHEBI:8907) has parent hydride γ-carotene (CHEBI:27740)
IUPAC Name
β,ψ-carotene
Synonyms Sources
gamma-Carotene KEGG COMPOUND
γ-carotene UniProt
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00000926 KNApSAcK
C05435 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD1F-126 MetaCyc
Gamma-carotene Wikipedia
LMPR01070260 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2066713 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
472-93-5 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Types Sources
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14817276 PubMed citation Europe PMC
17992006 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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Last Modified
05 February 2019