Capsaicinum

Capsaicinum, nomine systematico 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamidum, in fructibus generis Capsici natura producitur. Inde gignitur caliditas vel pungentia ^[en] gustativa horum fructuum (a nonnullis sapor, ab aliis dolor censita) quam homines mammaliaque sentiunt.

Capsaicini structura

Bibliographia

Botanica

• David C. Haak et al., "Why are not all chilies hot? A trade-off limits pungency" in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 279 (2011/2012)
• Seungill Kim et al., "Genome sequence of the hot pepper provides insights into the evolution of pungency in Capsicum species" in Nature Genetics vol. 46 (2014) pp. 270–278
• Joshua J. Tewksbury et al., "Evolutionary ecology of pungency in wild chilies" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 105 (2008) pp. 11808-11811

Pharmacologica

• Gaber El-Saber Batiha et al., "Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids" in International Journal of Molecular Sciences vol. 21 xv no. 5179 (22 Iulii 2020)