Sentences with phrase «blue pigment molecule»
They broke down an extract from the petals of cornflowers and determined the individual components of the blue pigment molecule.
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Blue pigment, composed of a molecule called delphinidin, is as finicky as a diva.
A Japanese group, led by Kozo Hayaski of the Tokyo University of Education, isolated blue crystals from flower petals of the spiderwort (Commelina communis) and proposed that the crystals were composed of two pigment molecules, one of which was an anthocyanin and the other a flavone — a yellow pigment — joined to a magnesium metal ion.
If you go for red cabbage, you'll also get a healthy dose of anthocyanins (the same pigment molecules that make blueberries blue), another powerful antioxidant with an anticancer punch.