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. 2019 Sep 6;17(9):524. doi: 10.3390/md17090524

Table 1.

Structures, common and scientific names of bacterioruberin, and its most abundant derivatives.

Common Name Scientific Name Molecular Formula Chemical Structure (Stereoisomers)
Bacterioruberin 2,2′- bis(3- hydroxy- 3- methylbutyl)- 3,4,3′,4′- tetradehydro- 1,2,1′,2′- tetrahydro- γ,γ- carotene- 1,1′- diol C50H76O4 Inline graphic
(2S,2′S)- 2,2′- bis(3- hydroxy- 3- methylbutyl)- 3,4,3′,4′- tetradehydro- 1,2,1′,2′- tetrahydro- γ,γ- carotene- 1,1′- diol
Monoanhydrobacterioruberin 30- (2- hydroxypropan- 2- yl)- 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,33- octamethyl- 3- (3- methylbut- 2- en- 1- yl)tetratriaconta- 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28- tridecaene- 2,33- diol C50H74O3 Inline graphic
(3S,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E,30S)- 30- (2- hydroxypropan- 2- yl)- 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,33- octamethyl- 3- (3- methylbut- 2- en- 1- yl)tetratriaconta- 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28- tridecaene- 2,33- diol
Bisanhydrobacterioruberin 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31- octamethyl- 3,30- bis(3- methylbut- 2- en- 1- yl)dotriaconta- 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28- tridecaene- 2,31- diol C50H72O2 Inline graphic
(3S,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E,30S)- 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31- octamethyl- 3,30- bis(3- methylbut- 2- en- 1- yl)dotriaconta- 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28- tridecaene- 2,31- diol