Chile-Heads who discuss capsaicin's chemical make up,
   Remember reading many discussions on chemical makeup of our favorite
topic but don't remember it broken down & written up the way this URL does.
Don't remember any reference to it so I hope it helps discussions in the
future.
      Hotty Holidays,
          Paul
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/bjm10/capsaicin/capsaicin.html