Diacylated 8-C-glucosylcyanidin 3-glucoside from the flowers of Tricyrtis formosana

Abstract

A new diacylated 8-C-glucosylanthocyanin was isolated from the purple flowers of Tricyrtis formosana 'Fujimusume' as one of the major anthocyanins along with four known pigments. The structure of this pigment was determined to be 8-C-(6-O-trans-sinapoyl)-β-glucopyranosylcyanidin 3-O-(6-O-malonyl- β-glucopyranoside) by chemical and spectroscopic methods. In addition, four known pigments, 8-C-glucosylcyanidin 3-malonylglucoside, cyanidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-rutinoside and cyanidin 3-malonylglucoside, were identified as the major anthocyanins in the flowers. © 2004 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.