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zeaxanthin

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zeaxanthin

Summary

zeaxanthin is a type of chemical entity[1]. zeaxanthin ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • zeaxanthin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • zeaxanthin's chemical structure is recorded as Zeaxanthin2.svg[4].
  • zeaxanthin's chemical structure is recorded as Zeaxanthin.svg[5].
  • zeaxanthin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 144-68-3[6].
  • zeaxanthin's EC number is recorded as 205-636-4[7].
  • zeaxanthin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(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[8].
  • zeaxanthin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36-/m1/s1[9].
  • zeaxanthin's InChIKey is recorded as JKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-QAYBQHTQSA-N[10].
  • zeaxanthin's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₀H₅₆O₂[11].
  • zeaxanthin's subclass of is recorded as carotenoid[12].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as zeaxanthin metabolic process[13].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as zeaxanthin catabolic process[14].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as zeaxanthin biosynthetic process[15].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as violaxanthin de-epoxidase activity[16].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as zeaxanthin epoxidase activity[17].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as beta-cryptoxanthin hydroxylase activity[18].
  • zeaxanthin's part of is recorded as carotenoid isomerooxygenase activity[19].
  • zeaxanthin's has use is recorded as food coloring[20].
  • zeaxanthin's Commons category is recorded as Zeaxanthin[21].
  • zeaxanthin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D065146[22].
  • zeaxanthin's has part is recorded as carbon[23].
  • zeaxanthin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL2359248[24].
  • zeaxanthin's E number is recorded as E161h[25].
  • zeaxanthin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080s7r[26].
  • zeaxanthin's UNII is recorded as CV0IB81ORO[27].

Why It Matters

zeaxanthin ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] zeaxanthin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] zeaxanthin is known by 12 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. 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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