Evolution of Flavylium-Based Color Systems in Plants: What Physical Chemistry Can Tell Us

Evolution of Flavylium-Based Color Systems in Plants: What Physical Chemistry Can Tell Us

Anthocyanins are the basis of the color of angiosperms, 3-deoxyanthocyanins and sphagnorubin play the same role in mosses and ferns, and auronidins are responsible for the color in liverworts. In this study, the color system of cyanidin-3-<i>O</i>-glucoside (kuromanin) as a representativ...

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Main Authors: Fernando Pina, Alfonso Alejo-Armijo, Adelaide Clemente, Johan Mendoza, André Seco, Nuno Basílio, António Jorge Parola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
anthocyanins
3-deoxyanthocyanins
auronidins
color of plants evolution
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/8/3833

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