Ontologies
CDNO
Compositional Dietary Nutrition Ontology (CDNO)
OWL
Last submission date November 13, 2024
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_40968
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_40968
https://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/CDNO/CHEBI_40968
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Preferred name

astaxanthin

Synonyms
ASTAXANTHIN Astaxanthin (3S,3'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione (3S,3'S)-astaxanthin 3,3'-dihydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione 3,3'-dihydroxy-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione E 161j all-trans-(3S,3'S)-astaxanthin astaxanthine ovoester
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A carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene-4,4'-dione bearing two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 3' (the 3S,3'S diastereomer). A carotenoid pigment found mainly in animals (crustaceans, echinoderms) but also occurring in plants. It can occur free (as a red pigment), as an ester, or as a blue, brown or green chromoprotein.
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