Oxygenated lycopene and dehydrated lutein in tomato puree

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Dec;67(12):2644-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.67.2644.

Abstract

Oxygenated lycopenes, (2S*,5S*,6R*)-2,6-cyclolycopene-1-methoxy-5-ol, (2S*,5S*,6R*)-1,16-didehydro-2,6-cyclolycopene-5-ol and (3R,6'R)-3-hydroxy-3',4'-didehydro-beta,gamma-carotene (anhydrolutein I) were isolated from tomato puree. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Carotenoids / chemistry*
  • Lutein / analogs & derivatives
  • Lutein / chemistry*
  • Lycopene
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Solanum lycopersicum / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Carotenoids
  • Lycopene
  • Lutein