Main Anthocyanin Pigments in Plum Fruit (Prunus salicina) Variety "Sordum"

Abstract

Anthocyanins isolated from "Sordum" plum were purified by paper chromatography. They were characterized by spectroscopy, hydrolysis and paper chromatograpy. Main anthocyanins were identified as cyanidin-3-monoglucoside and cyanidin-3-rhamnoglucoside. They amounted to 91percent of the total anthocyanins is "Sordum" plum.