Delphinidin 3-''O''-(6-''p''-coumaroyl)glucoside is a ''p''-coumaroylated anthocyanin. It can be found in some red ''

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. It is formed by the enzyme anthocyanin 3-''O''-glucoside 6″-''O''-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase from delphinidin 3-''O''-glucoside and ''p''-coumaroyl-CoA in the

anthocyanin biosynthesis Anthocyanins (), also called anthocyans, are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, blue, or black. In 1835, the German pharmacist Ludwig Clamor Marquart gave the name Anthokyan to a chemical compo ...

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Anthocyanins Phenylpropanoids Cinnamate esters Glucosides {{aromatic-stub

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