Europinidin (Eu) is an
O-methylated anthocyanidin The O-methylated flavonoids or methoxyflavonoids are flavonoids with methylations on hydroxyl groups (methoxy bonds). O-methylation has an effect on the solubility of flavonoids.
Enzymes
O-methylated flavonoids formation implies the presence of spe ...
. It is a water-soluble, bluish red plant dye.
Europinidin on www.food-info.net
/ref> It is a rare O-methylated flavonoid, a derivative of delphinidin
Delphinidin (also delphinidine) is an anthocyanidin, a primary plant pigment, and also an antioxidant. Delphinidin gives blue hues to flowers in the genera ''Viola'' and ''Delphinium''. It also gives the blue-red color of the grape that produc ...
. It can be found in some species of ''Plumbago
''Plumbago'' is a genus of 10–20 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. Common names include plumbago and leadwort (names which are also shared by the genus ''Cerato ...
'' and '' Ceratostigma''.
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O-methylated anthocyanidins
Catechols
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