Nigroxanthin (3',4'-Didehydro-β,γ-carotene-3,6'-diol), a New Carotenoid Isolated from Paprika (Capsicum annuum var. longum nigrum)

Authors

  • József Deli
  • Zoltán Matus
  • Péter Molnár
  • Gyula Tóth
  • Gábor Szalontai
  • Andrea Steck
  • Hanspeter Pfander

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.1994.102

Abstract

From red paprika (Capsicum annuum var. longum nigrum) nigroxanthin (1) was isolated as a minor carotenoid and, based on its spectral data, identified as (all-E)-3',4'-didehydro-β,γ-carotene-3,6'-diol.

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1994-04-27

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How to Cite

[1]
J. Deli, Z. Matus, P. Molnár, G. Tóth, G. Szalontai, A. Steck, H. Pfander, Chimia 1994, 48, 102, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.1994.102.