title: Anthocyanins in berries of Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz).
abstract: The anthocyanin composition of berries of Maqui [Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz] was determined by HPLC with photodiode array and MS detection. Eight pigments corresponding to the 3-glucosides, 3,5-diglucosides, 3-sambubiosides and 3-sambubioside-5-glucosides of delphinidin and cyanidin were identified, the principal anthocyanin being delphinidin 3-sambubioside-5-glucoside (34% of total anthocyanins). The average total anthocyanin content was 137.6 +/- 0.4mg/100g of fresh fruit (211.9 +/- 0.6 mg/100g of dry fruit). The relative high anthocyanin content and the important presence of polar polyglycosylated derivatives makes the fruits of A. chilensis an interesting source of anthocyanin extracts for food and pharmaceutical uses.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno s/n, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Escribano-Bailón
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alcalde-Eon
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Julián C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rivas-Gonzalo
authors.forename: Celestino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos-Buelga
mesh_terms: D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D045467:Elaeocarpaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D000872:Anthocyanins