Pigments of lily flowers I

Survey of anthocyanin

Abstract

1. This experiment was practiced to identify anthocyanin pigments in flowers of 19 lily varieties by paper chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods.
2. The anthocyanins were identified in 15 varieties out of 19, and they were keracyanin (Cyanidin-3-rhamnoglucoside) and minor anthocyanin.
3. Four varieties were devoid of anthocyanin pigments and in 2 varieties with white flowers no leuco-anthocyanins were detected.