title: Anthocyanins from Fuchsia flowers.
abstract: Flowers of Fuchsia arborescens, F. boliviana, F. fulgens var. 'Variegata', F. magellanica (Onagraceae) and twenty-nine F. magellanica cultivars contained some of the thirteen anthocyanidin 3,5-diglucosides (six), 3-monoglycosides (five) and 3-(2"-galloylglucosides) (two), which altogether were identified. Peonidin 3-O-(2"-O-galloyl-beta-glucopyranoside), which has not been reported before, was found in F. magellanica and F. fulgens var. 'Variegata'. The various corollas with purple nuances were correlated with a relatively high content of malvidin 3,5-diglucoside. Flower colors were to a large extent correlated with the number of oxygen substituents on the anthocyanidin B-ring of the major anthocyanins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégt. 41, 5007, Bergen, Norway. monica.jordheim@kj.uib.no
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jordheim
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skaar
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lunder
authors.forename: Øyvind M
authors.initials: ØM
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D029594:Onagraceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000872:Anthocyanins