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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:11:20 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2019-11-26 03:10:19 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB014549</accession>
  <name>alpha-Crocin</name>
  <description>The colouring principle of saffron

Crocin is a natural carotenoid chemical compound that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia. It is the diester formed from the disaccharide gentiobiose and the dicarboxylic acid crocetin. </description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>a-Crocin</synonym>
    <synonym>All-trans-crocetin di-beta-d-gentiobiosyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>All-trans-crocetin di-beta-delta-gentiobiosyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Alpha-crocin</synonym>
    <synonym>Bis(b-D-gentiobiosyl) crocetin</synonym>
    <synonym>Bis(beta-D-gentiobiosyl) crocetin</synonym>
    <synonym>Bis(β-D-gentiobiosyl) crocetin</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin bis(gentiobiosyl) ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin di-b-D-gentiobiose ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin di-beta-D-gentiobiose ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin di-gentiobiose ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin di-β-D-gentiobiose ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin digentiobiose ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin digentiobioside</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocetin digentiobiosyl ester</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocin</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocin 1</synonym>
    <synonym>Crocine</synonym>
    <synonym>Gardenia yellow</synonym>
    <synonym>Gardenin</synonym>
    <synonym>Saffron</synonym>
    <synonym>Saffron (jp15)</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Crocetin bis(b-D-gentiobiosyl) ester</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Crocetin bis(beta-D-gentiobiosyl) ester</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Crocetin bis(β-D-gentiobiosyl) ester</synonym>
    <synonym>α-crocin</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C44H64O24</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>976.9646</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>976.378752976</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>bis[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-({[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}methyl)oxan-2-yl] (2Z,4E,6E,8E,10Z,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenedioate</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>bis[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-({[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}methyl)oxan-2-yl] (2Z,4E,6E,8E,10Z,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenedioate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>42553-65-1</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>C\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)C(=O)OC1OC(COC2OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O)=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(\C)C(=O)OC1OC(COC2OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C44H64O24/c1-19(11-7-13-21(3)39(59)67-43-37(57)33(53)29(49)25(65-43)17-61-41-35(55)31(51)27(47)23(15-45)63-41)9-5-6-10-20(2)12-8-14-22(4)40(60)68-44-38(58)34(54)30(50)26(66-44)18-62-42-36(56)32(52)28(48)24(16-46)64-42/h5-14,23-38,41-58H,15-18H2,1-4H3/b6-5+,11-7+,12-8+,19-9-,20-10+,21-13+,22-14-</inchi>
  <inchikey>SEBIKDIMAPSUBY-WOPHWFRHSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as diterpenoids. These are terpene compounds formed by four isoprene units.</description>
    <direct_parent>Diterpenoids</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Lipids and lipid-like molecules</super_class>
    <class>Prenol lipids</class>
    <sub_class>Diterpenoids</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Acetals</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Disaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Enoate esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Fatty acid esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>O-glycosyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Polyols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Acetal</substituent>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Disaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>Diterpenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Enoate ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>O-glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organoheterocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Polyol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.02</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-3.24</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>5.67e-01 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>Mp 215° (186° dec.)</value>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-3.2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>11.67</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-3.7</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>bis[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-({[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}methyl)oxan-2-yl] (2Z,4E,6E,8E,10Z,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenedioate</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>976.9646</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>976.378752976</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>C\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)C(=O)OC1OC(COC2OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O)=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(\C)C(=O)OC1OC(COC2OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C44H64O24</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C44H64O24/c1-19(11-7-13-21(3)39(59)67-43-37(57)33(53)29(49)25(65-43)17-61-41-35(55)31(51)27(47)23(15-45)63-41)9-5-6-10-20(2)12-8-14-22(4)40(60)68-44-38(58)34(54)30(50)26(66-44)18-62-42-36(56)32(52)28(48)24(16-46)64-42/h5-14,23-38,41-58H,15-18H2,1-4H3/b6-5+,11-7+,12-8+,19-9-,20-10+,21-13+,22-14-</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>SEBIKDIMAPSUBY-WOPHWFRHSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>391.2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>233.49</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>100.94</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>20</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>22</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>14</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
  </spectra>
  <hmdb_id>HMDB02398</hmdb_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id/>
  <chemspider_id/>
  <kegg_id/>
  <chebi_id/>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id/>
  <wikipidia/>
  <vmh_id/>
  <fbonto_id/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>#&lt;Reference:0x000055ce33471308&gt;</reference>
    <reference>#&lt;Reference:0x000055ce33471150&gt;</reference>
  </general_references>
  <foods>
    <food>
      <name>Herbs and Spices</name>
      <food_type>Unknown</food_type>
      <category>generic</category>
      <name_scientific/>
      <ncbi_taxonomy_id/>
    </food>
    <food>
      <name>Saffron</name>
      <food_type>Type 1</food_type>
      <category>specific</category>
      <name_scientific>Crocus sativus</name_scientific>
      <ncbi_taxonomy_id>82528</ncbi_taxonomy_id>
      <average_value>2000.0</average_value>
      <max_value>2000.0</max_value>
      <min_value>2000.0</min_value>
      <unit>mg/100 g</unit>
    </food>
  </foods>
  <flavors>
  </flavors>
  <enzymes>
  </enzymes>
  <health_effects>
    <health_effect>
      <name>Choleretic</name>
      <id>801</id>
      <definition/>
    </health_effect>
    <health_effect>
      <name>Colorant</name>
      <id>826</id>
      <definition/>
    </health_effect>
    <health_effect>
      <name>Dye</name>
      <id>893</id>
      <definition/>
    </health_effect>
    <health_effect>
      <name>Neuroprotective</name>
      <id>1158</id>
      <definition>Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.</definition>
    </health_effect>
  </health_effects>
</compound>
