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Identification and analysis of anthocyanin components in fruit color variation in Schisandra chinensis
Author(s) -
Liao Jingjing,
Zang Jian,
Yuan Fei,
Liu Shuang,
Zhang Yibo,
Li Haiyan,
Piao Zhongyun,
Li Hongbo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.7503
Subject(s) - anthocyanin , cyanidin , chemistry , orange (colour) , pigment , botany , schisandra chinensis , food science , biological pigment , horticulture , biology , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology
BACKGROUND Fruit color is an important index and parameter for measuring fruit quality. As an important pigment, anthocyanin is a determinant which appears in all sorts of colors of fruits in nature. RESULTS Color parameters were measured using a spectrometer and used as a basis to divide the materials into three groups: reddish‐orange, orange and yellow. A validated high‐performance liquid chromatographic–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometric method was used for the analysis of anthocyanin in Schisandra chinensis and for determining major anthocyanin components in S. chinensis fruits, i.e. cyanidin xylosyl‐glucoside ( CyXylGlu ), cyanidin glucosyl‐rutinoside ( CyGluRutin ), cyanidin rutinoside ( CyRutin ) and cyanidin xylosyl‐rutinoside ( CyXylRutin ). The anthocyanin contents vary obviously in different colored fruits in S. chinensis . The impact of anthocyanin on coloration of fruits was investigated by multiple regression analysis between color parameters and anthocyanin components, which indicated that CyRutin is the primary cause of fruit color variation in S. chinensis . CONCLUSION The content and type of anthocyanin determine fruit coloration in S. chinensis , laying the early foundations for systematically interpreting the mechanism of fruit coloration in S. chinensis . © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry