ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEW APOCAROTENOIDS FROM ANNATTO (BIXA-ORELLANA) SEEDS

Authors
MERCADANTE AZ STECK A PFANDER H
Citation
Az. Mercadante et al., ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEW APOCAROTENOIDS FROM ANNATTO (BIXA-ORELLANA) SEEDS, Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 45(4), 1997, pp. 1050-1054
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology",Agriculture,"Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218561
Volume
45
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1050 - 1054
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8561(1997)45:4<1050:IAIONA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Five apocarotenoids were isolated in trace amounts from the seed coat of the Bixa orellana L. fruits. Their structures were established by m eans of UV-visible, 400 and 500 MHz H-1 and 100 and 120 MHz C-13 NMR s pectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, Methyl (7Z,9Z,9'Z)-apo-6'-lycopeno ate, methyl (9Z)-apo-8'-lycopenoate, methyl (all-E)-apo-8'-lycopenoate are new carotenoids, and the other two, methyl (all-E)-8'-apo-beta-ca roten-8'-oate and methyl (all-E)-apo-6'-lycopenoate, have not been pre viously found in annatto.