Myrtillin is an anthocyanin. It is the 3-glucoside of delphinidin. It can be found in all green plants, most abundantly in black beans, blackcurrant, blueberry, huckleberry, bilberry leaves[1][2] and in various myrtles, roselle plants, and Centella asiatica plant.[citation needed] It is also present in yeast and oatmeal.[citation needed] The sumac fruit's pericarp owes its dark red colour to anthocyanin pigments, of which chrysanthemin, myrtillin and delphinidin have yet been identified.[3][unreliable source?]
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(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol chloride
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C21H21ClO12 C21H21O12+, Cl− | |
Molar mass | 500.83 g/mol (chloride) 465.38 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The various colors, such as red, mauve, purple, violet, and blue in Hydrangea macrophylla are developed from myrtillin complexes with metal ions called metalloanthocyanins.[4]
Metabolism
editThe enzyme anthocyanin 3-O-glucoside 6''-O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase produces delphinidin 3-(6-p-coumaroyl)glucoside from myrtillin and p-coumaroyl-CoA in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bilberry Leaf on florahealth.com Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yang W, Kortesniemi M, Ma X, Zheng J, Yang B. Enzymatic acylation of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) anthocyanins and evaluation of lipophilic properties and antioxidant capacity of derivatives. Food Chem. 2019 May 30;281:189-196. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.111 PMID 30658747
- ^ Sumac on spicesworld.net
- ^ Yoshida K, Mori M, Kondo T (2009). "Blue flower color development by anthocyanins: from chemical structure to cell physiology". Nat. Prod. Rep. 26 (7): 884–915. doi:10.1039/b800165k. PMID 19554240.
- ^ "Delphinidin 3-(6-p-coumaroyl)glucoside synthesis reaction on www.kegg.jp". Kegg.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-09.