Normalized UV−Vis spectra obtained from UHPLC.

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FTIR spectra of Z‐bixin (black line) and photoproduct (red line)

Effect of Solar and Artificial Radiation on Elaidinization and Degradation of Z‐Bixin Extracted from Bixa Orellana Seeds

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Jul 2022

Oswaldo Eliecer Cárdenas
Sarai Vega-Rodríguez
Agobardo Cárdenas‐Chaparro
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Denisse de Loera

Z‐bixin is the main metabolite contained in Achiote, which is widely used as a food condiment and pigment. Z‐bixin plays an important role in photosynthesis. It is used to develop artificial solar cells and scavenge radical oxygen and nitrogen species. In this work, the photochemistry of Z‐bixin with solar irradiation and lamps at 365 and 410 nm wa...