Preparation and Characterization of Water-Insoluble Gardenia Blue Pigment

Based on molecular simulations, the synthetic route of water-insoluble gardenia blue pigment was prepared by the reaction of genipin and L-Phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride. A highly purified pigment was obtained after extraction by chloroform and purification by silica gel column chromatogra...

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Main Authors: Yakun Gao, Jinchuan Xu, Guorong Liu, Rong Nie, Jiaojiao Duan, Duoxia Xu, Chengtao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6594