Abstract
Abstractβ‐Cryptoxanthin (1) was acetylated and then epoxidized with monoperoxyphthalic acid. After hydrolysis, repeated chromatography, and crystallization, (3S,5R,6S)‐5,6‐epoxy‐β‐cryptoxanthin (3), (3S,5S,6R)‐5,6‐epoxy‐β‐cryptoxanthin (4), (3R,5′R,6′R)‐5′,6′‐epoxy‐β‐cryptoxanthin (5), (3S,5R,6S,5′R,6′S)‐5,6:5′,6′‐diepoxy‐β‐cryp‐toxanthin (6), and (3S,5S,6R,5′S,6′R)‐5,6:5′,6′‐diepoxy‐β‐cryptoxanthin (7) were isolated as main products and characterized by their UV/VIS, CD, 1H‐ and 13C‐NMR, and mass spectra. The comparison of the carotenoid isolated from yellow, tomato‐shaped paprika (Capsicum annuum var. lycopersiciforme flavum) with 3–5 strongly supports the structure of 3 for the natural product.
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