Isolation of apigeninidin from leaf sheaths ofSorghum caudatum.
A stable 3-deoxyanthocyanidin, apigeninidin chloride, a potential fungal growth inhibitor and a useful dye, has been isolated with a high yield (10% in dried material) as the major pigment in the sheaths ofSorghum caudatum.
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, Université de Ouagadougou Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso, West Africa.
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