Peridinin

Peridinin
Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Names
IUPAC name
Acetic acid [(1S,3R)-3-hydroxy-4-[(3E,5E,7E,9E,11Z)-11-[4-[(E)-2-[(1S,4S,6R)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl]vinyl]-5-oxo-2-furylidene]-3,10-dimethylundeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaenylidene]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl] ester
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • [H][C@@](/[C@@](C)=C/C=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C2C=C(/C=C/[C@@]3(O4)[C@]4(C)C[C@@H](O)CC(C)3C)C(O\2)=O)=C=C1[C@](C)(O)C[C@@H](OC(C)=O)CC(C)1C
Properties
C39H50O7
Molar mass 630.822 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Peridinin is a light-harvesting apocarotenoid, a pigment associated with chlorophyll and found in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting complex in dinoflagellates, best studied in Amphidinium carterae.[1]

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