CHIMIA (Apr 1994)

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

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

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 4

Abstract

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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-?,?-carotene-3,6?-diol.