calostomal
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| ImageFile =Calostomal.png
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| PIN =(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-16-Oxohexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenoic acid
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| CASNo = 935858-29-0
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| UNII = QD4HPW6LBB
| PubChem = 71308171
| ChemSpiderID = 28283879
| SMILES = C(=C/C=C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)O)\C=C\C=C\C=C\C=O
| InChI = 1/C16H16O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h1-15H,(H,18,19)/b2-1+,5-3+,6-4+,9-7+,10-8+,13-11+,14-12+
| InChIKey = GIIWFUDWDOUFTE-JCSPMBIZBZ
| StdInChI = 1S/C16H16O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h1-15H,(H,18,19)/b2-1+,5-3+,6-4+,9-7+,10-8+,13-11+,14-12+
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| C = 16 | H = 16 | O = 3
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Calostomal is an organic compound that has a carboxylic acid and an aldehyde group. It is a red-orange solid that is extracted from the mushroom Calostoma cinnabarinum, hence the name. The structure of this compound was confirmed by NMR and mass spectrometry of the methyl ester derivative.{{cite journal |author=Gruber G, Steglich W. |title=Calostomal, a polyene pigment from the gasteromycete Calostoma cinnabarinum (Boletales) |year=2007 |journal=Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B|volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=129–131 |url=http://www.znaturforsch.com/ab/v62b/s62b0129.pdf |doi=10.1515/znb-2007-0120 |s2cid=28501033 }} This compound is a highly conjugated polyene somewhat similar to the lycopene found in tomatoes.
File:Calostoma cinnabarina3.jpg]]
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