Five new anthocyanins, ternatins A3, B4, B3, B2, and D2, from Clitoria ternatea flowers

Norihiko Terahara, Masahiro Oda, Toshiro Matsui, Yutaka Osajima, Norio Saito, Kenjiro Toki, Toshio Honda

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Abstract

Five new ternatins 1-5 have been isolated from Clitoria ternatea flowers, and the structures have been determined by chemical and spectroscopic methods as delphinidin 3-malonylG having 3'-GCG-5'-GCG, 3'- GCG-5'-GC, 3'-GCGCG-5'-GC, 3'-GCGC-5'-GCG, and 3'-GCGC-5'-GC side chains, respectively, in which G is p-glucose and C is p-coumaric acid. Pigment 1 had symmetric 3',5'-side chains. Compounds 3 and 4 are structural isomers. These ternatins were shown to form an intramolecular stacking between the aglycon ring and the 3',5'-side chains in solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-144
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Organic Chemistry

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