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Anthocyanin Profile in Berries of Wild and Cultivated Vaccinium Spp. Along Altitudinal Gradients in the Alps

Anthocyanin Profile in Berries of Wild and Cultivated Vaccinium Spp. Along Altitudinal Gradients in the Alps

Laura Zoratti, Laura Jaakola, Hely Häggman, Lara Giongo

J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Oct 7;63(39):8641-50.

PMID: 26373665

Abstract:

Vaccinium spp. berries provide some of the best natural sources of anthocyanins. In the wild bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), a clear increasing trend in anthocyanin biosynthesis has been reported toward northern latitudes of Europe, but studies related to altitude have given contradictory results. The present study focused on the anthocyanin composition in wild bilberries and highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. Brigitta Blue) growing along altitudinal gradients in the Alps of northern Italy. Our results indicate an increasing accumulation of anthocyanins in bilberries along an altitudinal gradient of about 650 m. The accumulation was due to a significant increase in delphinidin and malvidin glycosides, whereas the accumulation of cyanidin and peonidin glycosides was not affected by altitude. Seasonal differences, especially temperature, had a major influence on the accumulation of anthocyanins in blueberries.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AS25113	Wild berries (bilberries)			Price

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