CHIMIA (Mar 1995)

Isolation of Capsanthone ((all-E,3R,5?R)-3-Hydroxy-?,?-carotene-3?,6?-dione) from Paprika (Capsicum annuum)

  • József Deli,
  • Zoltán Matus,
  • Péter Molnár,
  • Gyuta Tóth,
  • Andrea Steck,
  • Hanspeter Pfander

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 3

Abstract

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From different species of paprika (Capsicum annuum) capsanthone (1) was isolated and characterized as (all-E,3R,5?R)-3-hydroxy-?,?-carotene-3?,6?-dione.