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What is an anthocyanin?

What is an anthocyanin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids.
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In varieties with plant anthocyanin present, the testa will contain tannins which vary in color from reddish brown to brown to brownish green.
Pigment accumulated throughout the shaft of the silks and was not limited to the silk hairs as is typical of anthocyanin pigmentation.
Some modifiers have been reported to enhance anthocyanin pigmentation of vegetative parts in plants carrying specific r1 haplotypes.
A typical anthocyanin is red in acid, violet in neutral, and blue in alkaline solution.
The colour itself is anthocyanin, basically the same pigmentation as people can see in the autumn.
The combination of excess sugar sap and sunny days create an abundance of the pigment anthocyanin and the brilliant fall colors of crimson and purple.

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