Terpenoids and an apocarotenoid from seeds of Bixa orellana 

 -  PhytoChemistry, 28(11), p.3159-3162, 1989 .
<br/><br/> all-E-Geranylgeraniol is present in the oleoresin from Bixa orellana to the extent of 57 per cent, or approximately 1 per cent of dry seeds which makes B. orellana the richest known source of this important C20-terpene alcohol. Other compounds isolated for the first time from seeds of Bixa were the terpenes farnesylacetone, geranylgeranyl octadecanoate and geranylgeranyl formate, ?-tocotrienol, and an apocarotenoid. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BIXA ORELLANA<br/>BIXEAE<br/>ANNATTO<br/>GERANYLGERANIOL<br/>?-TOCOTRIENOL<br/>APOCAROTENOIDS