pelargonidin
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Pelargonidin is an anthocyanidin, a type of plant pigment producing a characteristic orange color used in food and industrial dyes.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- anthocyanins
- Mass
- 271.060648
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- Commons category
- Pelargonidin
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C=C3C(=CC(=CC3=[O+]2)O)O)O)O
- found in taxon
- Dioscorea alata
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- subject has role
- biological pigment
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₁O₅⁺
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Natural occurrences
- Presence in flowers
- Presence in food
- Glycosides
- See also
- References
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Pelargonidin is an anthocyanidin, a type of plant pigment producing a characteristic orange color used in food and industrial dyes.
== Natural occurrences == === Presence in flowers === Pelargonidin can be found in red geraniums (Geraniaceae). It is the predominant pigment causing the red coloration in the spathes of Philodendron (Araceae). The orange-coloured flowers of blue pimpernel (Anagallis monelli, Myrsinaceae) have a higher concentration of pelargonidin pigment. Red and Pink Roses (Rosa) obtain their color from this phytochemical.
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