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{{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 437956950 | ImageFile=Fucoxanthin.svg | ImageSize=350px | IUPACName=(3''S'',5''R'',6''M'',3β²''S'',5β²''R'',6β²''S'')-5β²,6β²-Epoxy-5,3β²-dihydroxy-8β²-oxo-6,7-didehydro-5,6,5β²,6β²,7β²,8β²-hexahydro-Ξ²,Ξ²-caroten-3-yl acetate | SystematicName=(1''S'',3''R'',4''M'')-3-Hydroxy-4-{(3''E'',5''E'',7''E'',9''E'',11''E'',13''E'',15''E'',17''E'')-18-[(1''S'',4''S'',6''R'')-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-17-oxooctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-ylidene}-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl acetate | OtherNames= |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}} | CASNo=3351-86-8 | ChEMBL = 1575074 | ChEBI = 5186 | Beilstein = 6580822 | EINECS = 686-524-6 | KEGG = C08596 | 3DMet = B05481 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 06O0TC0VSM | PubChem=5281239 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|changed|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 21864745 | SMILES = CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C(=O)CC12C(CC(CC1(O2)C)O)(C)C)C=CC=C(C)C=C=C3C(CC(CC3(C)O)OC(=O)C)(C)C | InChI = 1/C42H58O6/c1-29(18-14-19-31(3)22-23-37-38(6,7)26-35(47-33(5)43)27-40(37,10)46)16-12-13-17-30(2)20-15-21-32(4)36(45)28-42-39(8,9)24-34(44)25-41(42,11)48-42/h12-22,34-35,44,46H,24-28H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,18-14+,20-15+,29-16+,30-17+,31-19+,32-21+/t23-,34-,35-,40+,41+,42-/m0/s1 | InChIKey = SJWWTRQNNRNTPU-XJUZQKKNBP | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C42H58O6/c1-29(18-14-19-31(3)22-23-37-38(6,7)26-35(47-33(5)43)27-40(37,10)46)16-12-13-17-30(2)20-15-21-32(4)36(45)28-42-39(8,9)24-34(44)25-41(42,11)48-42/h12-22,34-35,44,46H,24-28H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,18-14+,20-15+,29-16+,30-17+,31-19+,32-21+/t23-,34-,35-,40+,41+,42-/m0/s1 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = SJWWTRQNNRNTPU-XJUZQKKNSA-N }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=42 | H=58 | O=6 | Appearance= | Density= | MeltingPt= | BoilingPt= | Solubility= }} |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}} | GHSSignalWord = Warning | HPhrases = {{H-phrases|319}} | PPhrases = {{P-phrases|264|280|305+351+338|337+313}} | MainHazards= | FlashPt= | AutoignitionPt = }} }} '''Fucoxanthin''' is a [[xanthophyll]], with formula C<sub>42</sub>H<sub>58</sub>O<sub>6</sub>. It is found as an [[accessory pigment]] in the [[chloroplast]]s of [[brown algae]] and most other [[heterokont]]s, giving them a brown or olive-green color. Fucoxanthin absorbs light primarily in the blue-green to yellow-green part of the [[visible spectrum]], peaking at around 510β525 [[nanometer|nm]] by various estimates and absorbing significantly in the range of 450 to 540 nm.
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