Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Online ISSN : 1347-5223
Print ISSN : 0009-2363
ISSN-L : 0009-2363
A NOVEL PURPLE CAROTENOID, RHODOBACTERIOXANTHIN, FROM RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS
Takashi MAOKAKooichi MOCHIDAYoko OKUDAYoshihiro ITOYasuhiro FUJIWARA
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1997 Volume 45 Issue 7 Pages 1225-1227

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The structure of a novel purple carotenoid, rhodobacterioxanthin (1), isolated from Rhodobacter capusulatus was determined to be 13-cis-1, 1'-dimethoxy-3, 4, 3', 4'-tetradehydro-1, 2, 1', 2'-tetrahydro-ψ, ψ-caroten-20-al. Compounds 1 showed a strong antioxidant effect on lipid peroxidation induced by a free radical and a singlet oxygen.

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