Antioxidant activity of a new capsaicin derivative from Capsicum annuum

J Nat Prod. 2003 Aug;66(8):1094-6. doi: 10.1021/np020465y.

Abstract

A new capsaicin derivative, 6' ',7' '-dihydro-5',5' "-dicapsaicin (1), and a known capsaicin metabolite, omega-hydroxycapsaicin (2),(1) were isolated from the fruit of Capsicum annuum. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Compound 1 showed almost the same antioxidant activity as capsaicin, but did not have a pungent taste.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Capsaicin* / analogs & derivatives
  • Capsaicin* / chemistry
  • Capsaicin* / isolation & purification*
  • Capsaicin* / pharmacology
  • Capsicum / chemistry*
  • Capsicum / metabolism
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Japan
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Liposomes
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / metabolism
  • Taste

Substances

  • 6'',7''-dihydro-5',5'''-dicapsaicin
  • Antioxidants
  • Liposomes
  • omega-hydroxycapsaicin
  • Capsaicin