chrysanthemin Chem.
(krɪˈsænθɪmɪn)
[a. G. (R. Willstätter and E. K. Bolton 1916, in Ann. der Chemie CDXII. 136), f. chrysanthemum + -in1.]
A glucoside of cyanidin, C21H21O11, found in the flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum and other plants.
| 1918 A. W. Stewart Rec. Adv. Org. Chem. (ed. 3) 219 The anthocyanin of the winter aster is chrysanthemin, derived from dextrose and cyanidin. 1942 Endeavour I. 94/2 Chrysanthemin from the deep red chrysanthemum is cyanidin monoglucoside. 1956 Nature 7 Jan. 39/2 They demonstrate conclusively..that the blackberry anthocyanin is chrysanthemin. Ibid., A sample of synthetic chrysanthemin chloride. |