1.0 2016-05-22 05:58:07 UTC 2026-05-14 19:07:36 UTC Zeaxanthin SmallMolecule Zeaxanthin (C40H56O2) belongs to the tetraterpenoids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. With an average molecular weight of 568.89 g/mol, Zeaxanthin is a heavy molecule. This compound serves as an industrial and biological antioxidant (PMC12157995) and is utilized industrially as a food additive (PMC13340296). Zeaxanthin is found in five recorded sources, including electrical and electronic equipment such as video games, as well as food, food processing, and cookware, specifically in the processing of fish and the preparation of malt, vinegar, and wine or sparkling wine. Regarding health effects, Zeaxanthin is associated with a decrease in cases of obesity (PMC12732708) and breast cancer (PMC10220911), though it is associated with an increase in atherosclerosis (PMC4626686). It has been observed to decrease in the blood of individuals with diabetes mellitus (PMC5793074). Furthermore, the compound exhibits therapeutic effects on lung cancer (PMC11729017) and diabetic retinopathy (PMC5793074). (3R,3'R, all-E)-Zeaxanthin C40H56O2 568.886 568.428031043 (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7Z,9Z,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7Z,9Z,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol 144-68-3 C\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C InChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36-/m1/s1 JKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-QAYBQHTQSA-N Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Tetraterpenoids Xanthophylls Hydrocarbon derivatives Secondary alcohols Alcohol Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound Hydrocarbon derivative Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound Secondary alcohol Xanthophyll Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds Detected and Not Quantified Zeaxanthin Drug Metabolism SMP0130886 Zeaxanthin Drug Metabolism Action Pathway SMP0144613 logp 8.35 logp 8.30 ALOGPS logs -5.94 ALOGPS solubility 6.49e-04 g/l ALOGPS logp 8.35 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 18.91 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -0.79 ChemAxon iupac (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7Z,9Z,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol ChemAxon average_mass 568.886 ChemAxon mono_mass 568.428031043 ChemAxon smiles C\C(\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C ChemAxon formula C40H56O2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C40H56O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-37-33(5)25-35(41)27-39(37,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-38-34(6)26-36(42)28-40(38,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t35-,36-/m1/s1 ChemAxon inchikey JKQXZKUSFCKOGQ-QAYBQHTQSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 40.46 ChemAxon refractivity 194.95 ChemAxon polarizability 72.82 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 10 ChemAxon acceptor_count 2 ChemAxon donor_count 2 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f3bf32091b8> DB11176 5280899 4444421