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Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Anthocyanins
Biological Factors > Pigments, Biological > Anthocyanins
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyrans > Benzopyrans > Chromones > Flavonoids > Anthocyanins
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Benzopyrans > Chromones > Flavonoids > Anthocyanins

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Anthocyanins  

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  • Anthocyanin

Scope note

  • A group of FLAVONOIDS derived from FLAVONOLS, which lack the ketone oxygen at the 4-position. They are glycosylated versions of cyanidin, pelargonidin or delphinidin. The conjugated bonds result in blue, red, and purple colors in flowers of plants.

History note

  • 1963

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000872

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