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Organism name
Bixa orellana                                Find images with Google

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Description 高等植物(陸上植物) ベニノキ アナトー  (カロテノイドの一次生産者)                              English
Carotenoid Profile   [   Reconstructed carotenoid biosynthesis pathways of the Bixa orellana carotenoids  |   Search similar profiled organisms   ]

CA00309  β-Carotene (Ref.764)


CA00322  β-Cryptoxanthin (Ref.764)


CA00328  Zeaxanthin (Ref.764)


CA00597  Lutein (Ref.764)


CA00793  Methyl apo-6'-lycopenoate (Ref.764)


CA01230  Methyl 9'Z-apo-6'-lycopenoate (Ref.764)


CA00897  6-Geranylgeranyl 8'-methyl 6,8'-diapocarotene-6,8'-dioate (Ref.143)


CA00895  Methylbixin (Ref.138, Ref.764)


CA00899  (all-E)-Methylbixin (Ref.142)


CA00894  Bixin (Ref.138, Ref.140, Ref.764)


CA00893  Norbixin (Ref.140, Ref.764)


CA00891  Apo-8'-bixinal (Ref.142, Ref.764)


CA00887  Apo-10'-bixinal (Ref.68, Ref.138, Ref.144)


CA00187  12,12'-Diapocarotene-dial (Ref.68)


References
  • Ref.764 : A. Z. MERCADANTE, A. STECK, D. RODRIGUEZ-AMAYA,t H. PFANDER and G. BRITTON, Phytochemistry, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 1201 1203, 1996, “ISOLATION OF METHYL 9'Z-APO-6'-LYCOPENOATE FROM BIXA ORELLANA”
  • Ref.143 : Mercadante, A. Z.; Steck, A.; Pfander, H., Phytochemistry (1999), 52(1), 135-139., "Three minor carotenoids from annatto (Bixa orellana) seeds"
  • Ref.138 : Mercadante, A. Z.; Steck, A.; Pfander, H., Phytochemistry (1997), 46(8), 1379-1383., "Carotenoids from annatto. Part 3. Isolation and structure elucidation of minor carotenoids from annatto (Bixa orellana L.) seeds"
  • Ref.142 : Bahl, C. P.; Seshadri, Tiruvenkata R.; Vedantham, T. N. C., Current Science (1971), 40(2), 27-8., "Preparation of bixin and methylbixin from Indian seeds of Bixa orellana"
  • Ref.140 : Bouvier Florence; Dogbo Odette; Camara Bilal, Science (New York, N.Y.) (2003), 300(5628), 2089-91., "Biosynthesis of the food and cosmetic plant pigment bixin (annatto)"
  • Ref.68 : Haberli, Adrian; Pfander, Hanspeter, Helvetica Chimica Acta (1999), 82(5), 696-706., "Synthesis of bixin and three minor carotenoids from annatto (Bixa orellana)"
  • Ref.144 : Mercadante, Adriana Zerlotti, ACS Symposium Series (2001), 775(Chemistry and Physiology of Selected Food Colorants), 92-101, "Composition of carotenoids from annatto"

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