Capsicum species are very important plants used as vegetable foods, spices and external medicines. We obtained novel acyclic diterpene glycosides, named capsianosides A-F (1-6) and I-V (7,1b, 10,9,8) from various fruits of the Capsicum annuum species and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical means. Capsianosides are classified into two groups, monomeric diterpene glycosides (capsianosides I-V) and their dimeric esters (capsianosides A-F).
Solanaceae, red pepper, Capsicum annuum var. fasciculatum, Capsicum annuum var. conoides, Capsicum annuum var. grossum, pimiento, capsianoside, acyclic diterpene glycoside, geranyllinallol derivative
Publication DOI: 10.1248/cpb.38.1299Journal NLM ID: 0377775WWW link: http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110003628536Publisher: Pharmaceutical Society Of Japan
Institutions: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, EI-MS, gel filtration, IR, FAB-MS, acid hydrolysis, alkaline hydrolysis, ozonolysis, enzymatic digestion