Isolation of stereoisomeric epoxy carotenoids and new acetylenic carotenoid from the common freshwater goby Rhinogobius brunneus

J Nat Prod. 2000 Jul;63(7):960-4. doi: 10.1021/np990580h.

Abstract

Stereoisomeric epoxy carotenoids with 3,5-cis configuration, diadinoxanthin B [(3S,5S,6R,3'R)-diadinoxanthin] (1) and antheraxanthin B [(3S,5S,6R,3'R)-antheraxanthin] (2), along with diadinoxanthin A [(3S,5R,6S,3'R)-diadinoxanthin] and antheraxanthin A [(3S,5R,6S,3'R)-antheraxanthin], were isolated from the common freshwater goby Rhinogobius brunneus. This is the first example in nature of 3,5-cis carotenoid epoxides. Furthermore, a new acetylenic triol carotenoid, gobiusxanthin (3), was obtained, and its structure was determined to be 7,8-didehydro-beta, epsilon-carotene-3,3', 6'-triol by chemical and spectral data.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylene / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Carotenoids / chemistry
  • Carotenoids / isolation & purification*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry
  • Fishes
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Carotenoids
  • Acetylene