Photosensitized Oxygenation of Lycopene

Nobuo Ukai; Yi Lu; Hideo Etoh; Akihito Yagi; Kazuo Ina; Syunji Oshima; Fumihiro Ojima; Hideki Sakamoto; Yukio Ishiguro

doi:10.1271/bbb.58.1718

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451

Photosensitized Oxygenation of Lycopene

Nobuo Ukai, Yi Lu, Hideo Etoh, Akihito Yagi, Kazuo Ina, Syunji Oshima, Fumihiro Ojima, Hideki Sakamoto, Yukio Ishiguro

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1994 Volume 58 Issue 9 Pages 1718-1719

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.58.1718

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Irradiation of lycopene in an atmosphere of oxygen and in the presence of a sensitizer (methylene blue) led to the formation of 2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one and apo-6'-lycopenal. A reaction pathway via a dioxetane intermediate is proposed.

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