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cryptoxanthin

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cryptoxanthin

Summary

cryptoxanthin is a type of chemical entity[1]. cryptoxanthin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cryptoxanthin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • cryptoxanthin's chemical structure is recorded as Cryptoxanthin.svg[4].
  • cryptoxanthin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 472-70-8[5].
  • cryptoxanthin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2=C(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C[6].
  • cryptoxanthin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C40H56O/c1-30(18-13-20-32(3)23-25-37-34(5)22-15-27-39(37,7)8)16-11-12-17-31(2)19-14-21-33(4)24-26-38-35(6)28-36(41)29-40(38,9)10/h11-14,16-21,23-26,36,41H,15,22,27-29H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,18-13+,19-14+,25-23+,26-24+,30-16+,31-17+,32-20+,33-21+/t36-/m1/s1[7].
  • cryptoxanthin's InChIKey is recorded as DMASLKHVQRHNES-FKKUPVFPSA-N[8].
  • cryptoxanthin's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₀H₅₆O[9].
  • cryptoxanthin's subclass of is recorded as carotenoid[10].
  • cryptoxanthin's part of is recorded as beta-cryptoxanthin hydroxylase activity[11].
  • cryptoxanthin's part of is recorded as beta-carotene 3-hydroxylase activity[12].
  • cryptoxanthin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D000072743[13].
  • cryptoxanthin's E number is recorded as E161c[14].
  • cryptoxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3WU2[15].
  • cryptoxanthin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027g6p7[16].
  • cryptoxanthin's UNII is recorded as 6ZIB13GI33[17].
  • cryptoxanthin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 4444647[18].
  • cryptoxanthin's PubChem CID is recorded as 5281235[19].
  • cryptoxanthin's KEGG ID is recorded as C08591[20].
  • cryptoxanthin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.455.326.271.665.202.868.374.500[21].
  • cryptoxanthin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.887.374.500[22].
  • cryptoxanthin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.455.849.131.868.374.500[23].
  • cryptoxanthin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D23.767.261.887.374.500[24].
  • cryptoxanthin's ChEBI ID is recorded as 10362[25].
  • cryptoxanthin's found in taxon is recorded as Capsicum annuum[26].
  • cryptoxanthin's found in taxon is recorded as Diospyros kaki[27].

Why It Matters

cryptoxanthin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] cryptoxanthin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cryptoxanthin is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nutritional and Medical Importance of Red Pepper (Capsicum spp.). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Carotenoid changes in the peel of ripening persimmon (Diospyros kaki) cv Triumph. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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