violaxanthin

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q607883
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violaxanthin

Summary

violaxanthin is a type of chemical entity[1]. violaxanthin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • violaxanthin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • violaxanthin's chemical structure is recorded as Violaxanthin.svg[4].
  • violaxanthin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 126-29-4[5].
  • violaxanthin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC12C(CC(CC1(O2)C)O)(C)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC34C(CC(CC3(O4)C)O)(C)C[6].
  • violaxanthin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C40H56O4/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-39-35(5,6)25-33(41)27-37(39,9)43-39)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-40-36(7,8)26-34(42)28-38(40,10)44-40/h11-24,33-34,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t33-,34-,37+,38+,39-,40-/m0/s1[7].
  • violaxanthin's InChIKey is recorded as SZCBXWMUOPQSOX-WVJDLNGLSA-N[8].
  • violaxanthin's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₀H₅₆O₄[9].
  • violaxanthin's subclass of is recorded as heterocyclic compound[10].
  • violaxanthin's subclass of is recorded as (3S,3'S,6S,6'S)-6,6'-((1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene-1,18-diyl)bis(1,5,5-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-3-ol)[11].
  • violaxanthin's part of is recorded as neoxanthin synthase activity[12].
  • violaxanthin's part of is recorded as violaxanthin de-epoxidase activity[13].
  • violaxanthin's part of is recorded as capsorubin synthase activity[14].
  • violaxanthin's has use is recorded as food coloring[15].
  • violaxanthin's color is recorded as yellow[16].
  • violaxanthin's has part is recorded as oxygen[17].
  • violaxanthin's has part is recorded as carbon[18].
  • violaxanthin's E number is recorded as E161e[19].
  • violaxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3PL9[20].
  • violaxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1RWT[21].
  • violaxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2BHW[22].
  • violaxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4XK8[23].
  • violaxanthin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3JCU[24].
  • violaxanthin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wd4l2[25].
  • violaxanthin's UNII is recorded as 51C926029A[26].
  • violaxanthin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 395237[27].

Why It Matters

violaxanthin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] violaxanthin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] violaxanthin is known by 6 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] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . carotenoiddb.jp. carotenoiddb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q2311683. Retrieved . 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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