{{Chembox | ImageFile = Mutatochrome.svg | ImageSize = 250px | ImageAlt = | ImageFile1 = | ImageSize1 = 300 | ImageAlt1 = Space-filling model | Name=Mutatochrome | IUPACName=4,4,7a-Trimethyl-2-[(2''E'',4''E'',6''E'',8''E'',10''E'',12''E'',14''E'',16''E'')-6,11,15-trimethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaen-2-yl]-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran | OtherNames=Citroxanthin; Flavacin; β-Carotene oxide;(6''E'',6{{prime}}''E'')-5,8-Epoxy-5,8-dihydro-β,β-carotene |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID = 4444658 | 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+ | InChIKey = GFPJSSAOISEBQL-FZKBJVJCBZ | StdInChI = 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+ | StdInChIKey = GFPJSSAOISEBQL-FZKBJVJCSA-N | RTECS = | MeSHName = | ChEBI = | KEGG = C08605 | CASNo= 515-06-0 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = MO0US97U17 | PubChem= 5281246 | 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 }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=40 | H=56 | O=1 | Appearance= | Density= | MeltingPt= | BoilingPt= | Solubility= }} |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards= | FlashPt= | AutoignitionPt = }} }}
'''Mutatochrome''' (5,8-epoxy-β-carotene) is a carotenoid. It is the predominant carotenoid in the cap of the bolete mushroom ''Boletus luridus''.<ref name="Czezuga 1978"/>
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<ref name="Czezuga 1978">{{cite journal |author=Czezuga B. |title=Investigations on carotenoids in fungi IV. Members of the ''Boletus'' genus |journal=Qualitas Plantarum |year=1978 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=37–43 |doi=10.1007/BF01092999}}</ref>
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Category:Carotenoids Category:Cyclohexenes