IDENTIFICATION OF MONOESTERIFIED CAPSANTHIN IN PAPRIKA (CAPSICUM-ANNUUM) - THE NATURE OF ESTERIFICATION OF CAPSANTHIN

Capsanthin esters were separated from paprika (Capsicum annuum) oleore sin, and their structures were determined without saponification. The major monoesterified capsanthin was identified as 3'-O-myristoylcapsan thin. 3-O-Esterified capsanthins were not detected, although 3,3'-O-di esterified capsanthins with saturated fatty acids were isolated. The r esults suggest that the rate in esterification of fatty acid to the hy droxyl group on the cyclopentane ring of capsanthin is different from that on the cyclohexene ring.