Primulin (anthocyanin) explained

Primulin is an anthocyanin. It is the 3-galactoside of malvidin. It can be found in Primula sinensis.[1]

The first crystalline form of this pigment was prepared by Rose Scott-Moncrieff in about 1930. This was the first crystalline anthocyanin pigment ever identified. This was possible because of her insight into linking genetics with chemistry.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Plant Polyphenols: 3. Flavonoids in genotypes of Primula sinensis . J. B. Harborne . H. S. A. Sherratt . Biochem. J. . 78 . 2. 1961 . 298–306. 10.1042/bj0780298 . 13711452 . 1205266 .
  2. http://www.biochemist.org/bio/03802/0048/038020048.pdf Rose Scott-Moncrieff and the dawn of (Bio) Chemical Genetics

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