anthocyan. A family of pigments that give flowers, fruits, and leaves of some plants their red or blue coloring. Anthocyanins consist of sugar molecules bound to a benzopyrylium salt (called anthocyanidin). See Water to Wine for more about anthocyanins.
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Anthocyanins (also anthocyans; from Greek: ἀνθός (anthos) = flower + κυανός (kyanos) = blue) are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue depending on the pH. They belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway; they are odorless and nearly flavorless, con...
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• (n.) Same as Anthokyan.
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(from the article `coloration`) The anthocyanins are largely responsible for the red colouring of buds and young shoots and the purple and purple-red colours of autumn leaves. The ... ...temperature toward the end of the growing season. Chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants, is lost; yellow and orange pigments called carotenoids ... ...
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Any of a group of water soluble, flavonoid pigments (glycosides) occurring in solution in vacuoles in flowers, fruits, stems, and leaves. They change color depending on the acidity of the solution. Anthrocyanins are responsible for most red, purple, and blue colors in plants, especially in flowers, ...
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Phenolic pigments that give red wine its colour.
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<plant biology> A blue, purple or red, accessory pigment found in plants. Anthocyanins are water-soluble glucosides that are not directly involved in photosynthesis and can mask the green of chlorophyll giving the plant a red purple colour. ... Compare: carotenoid. ... (13 Oct 1997) ...
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An`tho·cy'a·nin noun Same as
Anthokyan .
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anthocyanin One of the blue, violet, or red pigments in plants.
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Phenolic pigments that give red wine its colour.
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Any of a class of water-soluble pigments, including most of those imparting red or blue color to fruits or flowers.
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A family of pigments that give flowers, fruits, and leaves of some plants their red or blue colouring.
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The scientific name for the group of pigmented substances extracted from black grape skins that give red wine its colour.
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any of a class of water-soluble pigments that give flowers the colors ranging from red to blue.
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