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Carotenoid composition in the fruits of Asparagus officinalis
1Department of Medical Chemistry, Pécs University, Faculty of Medicine, Szigeti út 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary. delijos@apacs.pote.hu
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|October 14, 2000
Abstract:
The carotenoid pigments of the ripe and unripe fruits of Asparagus officinalis were investigated by means of an HPLC technique. Capsanthin, capsorubin, capsanthin 5,6-epoxide, antheraxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin, mutatoxanthin epimers, zeaxanthin, lutein, beta-cryptoxanthin, beta-carotene, and some cis isomers were found. Carotenoids with 3,5,6-trihydroxy and 3,6-epoxy beta-end groups could not be deleted.