Are anthocyanidins the immediate products of anthocyanidin synthase?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2000-11-29 DOI: 10.1039/B007594I

Abstract

Anthocyanidin synthase catalyses the in vitro conversion of its natural substrate, leucocyanidin, to cis- and trans-dihydroquercetin, quercetin and a small amount of cyanidin; incubation of trans-dihydroquercetin gave quercetin.

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