title: Isolation of a series of apocarotenoids from the fruits of the red paprika Capsicum annuum L.
abstract: Eleven apocarotenoids (1-11) including five new compounds, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 11, were isolated from the fruits of the red paprika Capsicum annuum L. The structures of new apocarotenoids were determined to be apo-14'-zeaxanthinal (4), apo-13-zeaxanthinone (6), apo-12'-capsorubinal (9), apo-8'-capsorubinal (10), and 9,9'-diapo-10,9'-retro-carotene-9,9'-dione (11) by spectroscopic analysis. The other six known apocarotenoids were identified to be apo-8'-zeaxanthinal (1), apo-10'-zeaxanthinal (2), apo-12'-zeaxanthinal (3), apo-15-zeaxanthinal (5), apo-11-zeaxanthinal (7), and apo-9-zeaxanthinone (8) which have not been previously found in paprika. These apocarotenoids were assumed to be oxidative cleavage products of C(40) carotenoid such as capsanthin in paprika.
authors: Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8412, Japan. maoka@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Maoka
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Fujiwara
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hashimoto
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Akimoto
mesh_terms: D002212:Capsicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids