Mutatochrome

Structural formula
General
Surname	Mutatochrome
other names	(9cis) -5,8-dihydro-5,8-epoxy-β, β-carotene; 5,8-epoxy-β-carotene; Citroxanthin; Flavacin; β-carotene oxide; (6E, 6'E) -5,8-epoxy-5,8-dihydro-β, β-carotene; 4,4,7a-trimethyl-2 - [(2E, 4E, 6E, 8E, 10E, 12E, 14E, 16E) -6,11,15-trimethyl-17- (2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene-1- yl) heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaen-2-yl] -2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran;
Molecular formula	C 40 H 56 O
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	5281246
Wikidata	Q15425813
properties
Molar mass	552.872 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Mutatochrome is a xanthophyll from the mushroom Boletus luridus , carrots , unripe potatoes , corn leaves and the alga Fucus spiralis .

Mutatochrome occurs increasingly in the fruiting bodies of mushrooms.

literature

RF Hunter, RM Krakenberger: 1. The oxidation of β-carotene in solution by oxygen. In: Journal of the Chemical Society . 1947, p. 1, doi : 10.1039 / JR9470000001 .

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ ^a ^b B. Czeczuga: Investigations on carotenoids in fungi IV. Members of the Boletus genus. In: Qualitas Plantarum . 28, 1978, pp. 37-43, doi : 10.1007 / BF01092999 .
↑ RJH Williams, TW Goodwin: The occurrence of mutatochrome in green tissues. In: Phytochemistry . 6, 1967, pp. 1037-1039, doi : 10.1016 / S0031-9422 (00) 86059-8 .
↑ J. John, HR Cama: Metabolism and biological activity of citroxanthin (mutatochrome) in rat. In: International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. International journal for vitamin and nutritional research. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition. Volume 42, Number 2, 1972, pp. 278-284, PMID 5053853 .