Re: [CH] Capsicum annum capsaicinoids

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On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Michael Bailes wrote:

> Are there seven or eight capsaicinoids in Chilli ?
> anyone know
> Capsicum annum is composed of
>  capsaicin
> dihydrocapsaicin
> nordihydrocapsaicin
>  homo-capsaicin  <-----------------
>   homodihydrocapsaicin
>  norcapsaicin,
> homocapsaicin,   <-----------------
>  nornorcapsaicin
> i count eight
> am I double counting
> more or less?

I marked two above.  I'd bet that they are the same, but I don't know  :-)


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