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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Capsanthin</span></h1>
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<th colspan="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; color:#202122;">Strukturformel
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<td style="width:33%;">Name
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<td>Capsanthin
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<td>Andere Namen
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<ul><li>(3<i>R</i>,3′<i>S</i>,5′<i>R</i>)-3,3′-Dihydroxy-β,κ-carotin-6-on</li>
<li>Paprikaextrakt</li>
<li><a href="E-Nummer" title="E-Nummer">E 160c</a><sup id="cite_ref-E-Nummer160c_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E-Nummer160c-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><span class="editoronly" style="display:none;"></span></li>
<li><small>CAPSANTHIN/CAPSORUBIN</small> (<a href="Internationale_Nomenklatur_f%C3%BCr_kosmetische_Inhaltsstoffe" title="Internationale Nomenklatur für kosmetische Inhaltsstoffe">INCI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CosIng_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CosIng-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><span class="editoronly" style="display:none;"></span></li></ul>
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<td><a href="Summenformel" title="Summenformel">Summenformel</a>
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<td>C<sub>40</sub>H<sub>56</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
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<p>tief karminrote Kristalle<sup id="cite_ref-Römpp_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Römpp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td style="width:33%;"><a href="CAS-Nummer" title="CAS-Nummer">CAS-Nummer</a>
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<td><span title="Untervorlage eingebunden: CASRN"></span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=465-42-9">465-42-9</a><span class="editoronly" style="display:none;"></span>
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<td><a href="EG-Nummer" title="EG-Nummer">EG-Nummer</a>
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<td colspan="2">207-364-1
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<td colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.echa.europa.eu/de/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.006.696">100.006.696</a>
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<td colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5281228">5281228</a>
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<td colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.4444640.html">4444640</a>
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<td colspan="2"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425431" class="extiw external" title="d:Q425431">Q425431</a>
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<th colspan="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; color:#202122;">Eigenschaften
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<td><a href="Molare_Masse" title="Molare Masse">Molare Masse</a>
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<td>584,85 g·<a href="Mol" title="Mol">mol</a><sup>−1</sup>
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<p>fest
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<p>181–182 <a href="Grad_Celsius" title="Grad Celsius">°C</a><sup id="cite_ref-Römpp_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Römpp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>nahezu unlöslich in Wasser<sup id="cite_ref-Römpp_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Römpp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="Global_harmonisiertes_System_zur_Einstufung_und_Kennzeichnung_von_Chemikalien" title="Global harmonisiertes System zur Einstufung und Kennzeichnung von Chemikalien">GHS-Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Sigma_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sigma-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><i>keine GHS-Piktogramme</i>
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<td style="border-top:1px #A7A7A7 dashed;">H: <span title="Untervorlage eingebunden: H-Sätze"></span><i>keine H-Sätze</i>
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<td style="border-top:1px #A7A7A7 dashed;">P: <span title="Untervorlage eingebunden: P-Sätze"></span><i>keine P-Sätze</i><sup id="cite_ref-Sigma_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sigma-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td colspan="2" style="background:#FFDEAD; color:#202122; font-size:80%; text-align:center; line-height:150%; padding:.25em;">Wenn nicht anders vermerkt, gelten die angegebenen Daten bei <a href="Standardbedingungen" title="Standardbedingungen">Standardbedingungen</a> (0 °C, 1000 hPa).
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</p><p><b>Capsanthin</b> ist ein rotes <a href="Pigment_(Biologie)" title="Pigment (Biologie)">Pigment</a>, das zu den <a href="Xanthophylle" title="Xanthophylle">Xanthophyllen</a> (<a href="Sauerstoff" title="Sauerstoff">sauerstoffhaltigen</a> <a href="Carotinoide" title="Carotinoide">Carotinoiden</a>) zählt. Die Substanz
ist als <b>E 160c</b> in der <a href="Europ%C3%A4ische_Union" title="Europäische Union">EU</a> als <a href="Lebensmittelfarbstoff" title="Lebensmittelfarbstoff">Lebensmittelfarbstoff</a> zugelassen.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vorkommen">Vorkommen</h2></div>
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Capsanthin ist das Haupt-Carotinoid roter <a href="Paprika" title="Paprika">Paprikafrüchte</a>, wie der <a href="Spanischer_Pfeffer" title="Spanischer Pfeffer">Gemüsepaprika</a> (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>). Aus ihr wird Capsanthin zusammen mit <a href="Capsorubin" title="Capsorubin">Capsorubin</a> und einer Reihe von <a href="Apocarotinoide" title="Apocarotinoide">Apocarotinoiden</a> isoliert.</p><div style="clear:left;"></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biosynthese">Biosynthese</h2></div>
<p>In Paprikapflanzen wird Capsanthin durch enzymatische <a href="Pinakol-Umlagerung" title="Pinakol-Umlagerung">Pinakol-Umlagerung</a> von <a href="Antheraxanthin" title="Antheraxanthin">Antheraxanthin</a> synthetisiert.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Verwendung">Verwendung</h2></div>
<p>Als Paprika-Extrakt werden Capsanthin und <a href="Capsorubin" title="Capsorubin">Capsorubin</a> in öl- und wasserlöslichen Handelspräparaten zur Färbung von Fleisch- und Fischkonserven, Süßwaren (<a href="Marzipan" title="Marzipan">Marzipan</a>), <a href="Mayonnaise" title="Mayonnaise">Mayonnaisen</a>, Würsten sowie von Kosmetika eingesetzt. Auch als Futtermittelzusatzstoff für <a href="Eidotter" class="mw-redirect" title="Eidotter">Eidotter</a>- und Hautpigmentierung von Mastgeflügel finden die beiden Farbstoffe Verwendung.
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<li id="cite_note-E-Nummer160c-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-E-Nummer160c_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Eintrag zu <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/food-additives/search/details/POL-FAD-IMPORT-3012"><i>E 160c: Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin</i></a> in der Europäischen Datenbank für Lebensmittelzusatzstoffe, abgerufen am 16. Juni 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-CosIng-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-CosIng_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Eintrag zu <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/32428"><i><small>CAPSANTHIN/CAPSORUBIN</small></i></a> in der <a href="CosIng-Datenbank" title="CosIng-Datenbank">CosIng-Datenbank</a> der EU-Kommission, abgerufen am 16. Juni 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Römpp-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Römpp_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Römpp_3-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Römpp_3-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Eintrag zu <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://roempp.thieme.de/lexicon/RD-03-00335"><i>Capsanthin</i></a>. In: <i><a href="R%C3%B6mpp_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Römpp Online">Römpp Online</a>.</i> Georg Thieme Verlag, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2019.<span class="editoronly" style="display:none;"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Sigma-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Sigma_4-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Sigma_4-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Datenblatt <span style="font-style:italic;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/SIGMA/19081">Capsanthin</a></span> bei <a href="Sigma-Aldrich" title="Sigma-Aldrich">Sigma-Aldrich</a>, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2019 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/DE/de/sds/SIGMA/19081?userType=anonymous">PDF</a>).<span class="editoronly" style="display:none;"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="Klaus_Roth_(Chemiker)" title="Klaus Roth (Chemiker)">Klaus Roth</a>: <i>Chemische Leckerbissen</i>, Wiley-VCH, ISBN 3-527-33739-3, S. 140</span>
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