Establishment of the chemical equilibria of different types of pyranoanthocyanins in aqueous solutions: evidence for the formation of aggregation in pyranomalvidin-3-O-coumaroylglucoside-(+)-catechin

J Phys Chem B. 2010 Oct 21;114(41):13232-40. doi: 10.1021/jp1045673.

Abstract

The chemical equilibria of the pyranomalvidin-3-glucosides linked to (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, and catechol moieties (and the respective coumaroylglucoside compounds) were established by means of UV-vis spectroscopy. The conjugated double bonds among pyranic rings C and D provide a higher electronic delocalization that prevents the nucleophilic attack of water at position 2. Consequently, besides flavylium cation (AH(+)), the bases A, A(-), and A(2-) have been identified by increasing pH, and the respective acidity constants were determined by spectrophotometry. The formation of dimers at higher concentration was observed for pyranomalvidin-3-O-coumaroylglucoside-(+)-catechin, and the respective data treated by the exciton model suggests the formation of a dimer where the monomers form J-type aggregates with the dipolar moments in opposite directions and rotated by 174° at a distance of 5.2 Å (from the center).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthocyanins / chemical synthesis
  • Anthocyanins / chemistry*
  • Catechin / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Pyrans / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrans / chemistry*
  • Thermodynamics
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Glucosides
  • Pyrans
  • Water
  • Catechin