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(15Z)-phytofluene
Sign in to saveAlso known as phytofluene, (12E,16Z,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,12,14,16,18,22,26,30-decaene
Phytofluene is a colorless carotenoid found naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables. It is the second product of carotenoid biosynthesis. It is formed from phytoene in a desaturation reaction leading to the formation of five conjugated double bonds. In the following step, addition of carbon-carbon conjugated double bonds leads to the formation of z-carotene and appearance of visible color.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C40H62
- Molecular weight
- 542.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (6E,10E,12E,14E,16Z,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,12,14,16,18,22,26,30-decaene
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- carotenoid
- Mass
- 542.485152
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- chemical formula
- C₄₀H₆₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C)C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\CC/C=C(\C)/CCC=C(C)C)/C)/C)/C)C
- found in taxon
- Pantoea agglomerans
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Phytofluene is a colorless carotenoid found naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables. It is the second product of carotenoid biosynthesis. It is formed from phytoene in a desaturation reaction leading to the formation of five conjugated double bonds. In the following step, addition of carbon-carbon conjugated double bonds leads to the formation of z-carotene and appearance of visible color.
Phytofluene has an absorption spectra in the UVA range, with maximal absorption at 348 nm and with ε1% of 1557.
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