Latoxanthin, a minor carotenoid isolated from the fruits of yellow paprika (Capsicum annuum var. lycopersiciforme flavum)

Latoxanthin was isolated as a minor carotenoid from the ripe fruits of yellow tomato shaped paprika (Capsicum annuum var. lycopersiciforme flavum) and identified as (all-E,3S,5R,6R,3′S,5′R,6′S)-5′,6′-epoxy-5,6,5′,6′-tetrahydro-β,β-carotene-3,5,6,3′-tetrol based on spectral data.