Abstract
A stable 3-deoxyanthocyanidin, apigeninidin chloride, a potential fungal growth inhibitor and a useful dye, has been isolated with a high yield (10% in dried material) as the major pigment in the sheaths ofSorghum caudatum.
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Kouda-Bonafos, M., Czyzewska, E., Nacro, M. et al. Isolation of apigeninidin from leaf sheaths ofSorghum caudatum . J Chem Ecol 20, 2123–2125 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066248
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066248