803. Carotenoids and related compounds. Part VI. Some conjugated polyene diketones, and their comparison with capsorubin

CK Warren, BCL Weedon

Index: Warren; Weedon Journal of the Chemical Society, 1958 , p. 3972,3978

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Abstract

CAPSORUBIN, a pigment found in small amounts in red peppers (Capsicum annuurn), contains four oxygen atoms of which two are present in hydroxyl groups. To account for the remaining oxygen atoms, the results of microhydrogenation, and the similarity in the visible