Chrysanthemin
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Chrysanthemin is an anthocyanin
. It is the 3-glucoside
of cyanidin
. It has been detected in blackcurrant
pomace, roselle plant
, Japanaese angiosperm, Rhaponticum
, victoria plum
, and açaí. The biosynthesis of cyanidin 3-O-glucoside in Escherichia coli
was demonstrated by mean of metabolic genetic engineering.
Anthocyanin
Anthocyanins are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue according to pH...
. It is the 3-glucoside
Glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes....
of cyanidin
Cyanidin
Cyanidin is a natural organic compound. It is a particular type of anthocyanidin . It is a pigment found in many red berries including but not limited to grapes, bilberry, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, elderberry, hawthorn, loganberry, acai berry and raspberry...
. It has been detected in blackcurrant
Blackcurrant
Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is a perennial....
pomace, roselle plant
Roselle (plant)
The roselle is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to tall...
, Japanaese angiosperm, Rhaponticum
Rhaponticum
Rhaponticum is a Genus of plants in the Asteraceae family.- Description :The Rhaponticum species are perennial herbaceous plants, with simple, rarely branched stem. The leaves are simple to pinnatifid. The inflorescence is on the apex of the stem...
, victoria plum
Victoria plum
The Victoria plum is a a type of English plum. It has a yellow flesh with a red or mottled skin. This plum is a cultivar of the egg plum group ....
, and açaí. The biosynthesis of cyanidin 3-O-glucoside in Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms . Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls...
was demonstrated by mean of metabolic genetic engineering.