Malvidin 3-rutinoside as the pigment responsible for bract color in Curcuma alismatifolia

M Nakayama; M S Roh; K Uchida; Y Yamaguchi; K Takano; M Koshioka

doi:10.1271/bbb.64.1093

Malvidin 3-rutinoside as the pigment responsible for bract color in Curcuma alismatifolia

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2000 May;64(5):1093-5. doi: 10.1271/bbb.64.1093.

Authors

M Nakayama¹, M S Roh, K Uchida, Y Yamaguchi, K Takano, M Koshioka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Floriculture, National Research Institute of Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ano, Mie, Japan.

PMID: 10879491
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1093

Abstract

Malvidin 3-rutinoside was the only anthocyanin identified from pink bracts of Curcuma alismatifolia cultivars. The concentration of malvidin 3-rutinoside in three cultivars increased as the intensity of the pink color in the bracts increased.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anthocyanins / analysis*
Anthocyanins / isolation & purification
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Disaccharides / analysis*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Molecular Structure
Pigmentation
Zingiberales / anatomy & histology
Zingiberales / chemistry*

Substances

Anthocyanins
Disaccharides
malvidin 3-rutinoside