The first isolation of C-glycosylanthocyanin from the flowers of Tricyrtis formosana

A novel C-glycosylanthocyanin was isolated from the flowers of Tricyrtis formosana cultivar Fujimusume, and its structure was elucidated to be 8-C-beta-D-glucopyranosylcyanidin 3-O-(6-O-malonyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside by chemical and spectroscopic methods. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.