title: Characterization of carotenoid fatty acid esters from the peels of the persimmon Diospyros kaki.
abstract: Separation and structural determination of the chloroform-soluble components obtained from the peels of the persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) were performed. β-Carotene, lycopene, β-cryptoxanthin mono-myristic acid ester, zeaxanthin di-myristic acid ester, the latter two of which were accompanied by a small amount of palmitoleic acid in the fatty acid moiety, and oleanolic acid were identified. Among these components, the mono-fatty acid ester of β-cryptoxanthin and the di-fatty acid ester of zeaxanthin were characterized for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hitaka
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukigawa
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Junei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kinjo
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nohara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D029788:Diospyros / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids; D002725:Chloroform