Isolation and structure elucidation of minor carotenoids from annatto (Bixa orellana L.) seeds

Phytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1379-1383

  Mercadante, A Z ^a,b   Steck, A ^a   Pfander, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Annatto; Bixa orellana; Bixaceae; Carotenoids; Dimethyl (9Z) 6,6' diapocarotene 6,6' dioate; Dimethyl (9Z,9'Z) 6,6' diapocarotene 6,6' dioate; Methyl (4Z) 4,8 dimethyl 12 oxo dodecyl 2,4,6,8,10 pentaenoate; Methyl (9Z) 10' oxo 6,10' diapocaroten 6 oate; Methyl (9Z) 6' oxo 6,5' diapocaroten 6 oate; Methyl (9Z) 8' oxo 6,8' diapocaroten 6 oate

Indexed keywords

BIXA ORELLANA;

EID: 0031434550     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00462-7     Document Type: Article

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