(±)-Dihydroactinidiolide, an important aroma compound of black tea and tobacco, has been isolated from several plants. (±)-Dihydroactinidiolide can be formation from β-Carotene by the treatment of polyphenoloxidase, the lipoxygenase, and the xanthine oxidase^{[1] [2]} .

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(±)-二氢猕猴桃内酯

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

• [1]. Kaneko H, et, al. The Aroma of Cigar Tobacco. Part I. Isolation of 2-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexylidene-1-acetic Acid Lactone (Dihydroactinidiolide) from Ether Extract of Cigar Leaves. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 1968 Jou; 32(11): 1337-40.

  [2]. Bosser A, et, al. A Simple Way to (±)-Dihydroactinidiolide from β-Ionone Related to the Enzymic Co-oxidation of β-Carotene in Aqueous Solution. Biotechnology Progress. 1995 Jou; 11(6): 689-92.