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Mutatochrome
Names

IUPAC name 4,4,7a-Trimethyl-2--2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran
Other names Citroxanthin; Flavacin; β-Carotene oxide;(6E,6′E)-5,8-Epoxy-5,8-dihydro-β,β-carotene
Identifiers
CAS Number	515-06-0
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4444658
KEGG	C08605
PubChem CID	5281246
UNII	MO0US97U17
InChI InChI=1S/C40H56O/c1-30(19-13-20-32(3)24-25-35-33(4)23-15-26-38(35,6)7)17-11-12-18-31(2)21-14-22-34(5)36-29-37-39(8,9)27-16-28-40(37,10)41-36/h11-14,17-22,24-25,29,36H,15-16,23,26-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,21-14+,25-24+,30-17+,31-18+,32-20+,34-22+Key: GFPJSSAOISEBQL-FZKBJVJCSA-N InChI=1/C40H56O/c1-30(19-13-20-32(3)24-25-35-33(4)23-15-26-38(35,6)7)17-11-12-18-31(2)21-14-22-34(5)36-29-37-39(8,9)27-16-28-40(37,10)41-36/h11-14,17-22,24-25,29,36H,15-16,23,26-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,21-14+,25-24+,30-17+,31-18+,32-20+,34-22+Key: GFPJSSAOISEBQL-FZKBJVJCBZ
SMILES CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C2C=C3C(CCCC3(O2)C)(C)C)/C)/C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₄₀H₅₆O
Molar mass	552.887 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

Mutatochrome (5,8-epoxy-β-carotene) is a carotenoid. It is the predominant carotenoid in the cap of the bolete mushroom Boletus luridus.

References

Czezuga B. (1978). "Investigations on carotenoids in fungi IV. Members of the Boletus genus". Qualitas Plantarum. 28 (1): 37–43. doi:10.1007/BF01092999.

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