Chemicals and Drugs

Anthocyanins

A group of FLAVONOIDS derived from FLAVONOLS, which lack the ketone oxygen at the 4-position. They are glycosylated versions of cyanidin, pelargonidin or delphinidin. The conjugated bonds result in blue, red, and purple colors in flowers of plants.

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A group of FLAVONOIDS derived from FLAVONOLS, which lack the ketone oxygen at the 4-position. They are glycosylated versions of cyanidin, pelargonidin or delphinidin. The conjugated bonds result in blue, red, and purple colors in flowers of plants.

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  • Anthocyanin
  • Anthocyanidin
  • Anthocyanidins
  • Leucoanthocyanidins

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27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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1963

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  1. D03w.383.663.283.266.450w.087w
  2. D03w.633.100.150.266.450w.087w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anthocyanins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000872. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000872
  2. Anthocyanins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanin
  3. Anthocyanins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262547