ISOLATION OF METHYL 9'Z-APO-6'-LYCOPENOATE FROM BIXA-ORELLANA

Authors
MERCADANTE AZ STECK A RODRIGUEZAMAYA D PFANDER H BRITTON G
Citation
Az. Mercadante et al., ISOLATION OF METHYL 9'Z-APO-6'-LYCOPENOATE FROM BIXA-ORELLANA, Phytochemistry, 41(4), 1996, pp. 1201-1203
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1201 - 1203
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)41:4<1201:IOM9FB>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The structure of an apocarotenoid (1% of total carotenoid) isolated fr om the seed coat of Bixa Orellana fruit was established as methyl 9'Z- apo-6'-lycopenoate (methyl 9'Z-6'-apo-psi-caroten-6'-oate) by means of UV-visible and 500 MHz H-1 NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Th e well-known C-40-carotenes phytoene, phytofluene, g-carotene and neur osporene were tentatively identified.