Difference between revisions of "Plant pigments"

From CAMEO
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==")
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
Natural organic colorants obtained from the stems, roots and flowers of plants. Colored materials from plants have been used since ancient times and dyes and pigments. Some of the major chemical classification for plant pigments are:  
 
Natural organic colorants obtained from the stems, roots and flowers of plants. Colored materials from plants have been used since ancient times and dyes and pigments. Some of the major chemical classification for plant pigments are:  
  
−
- [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hydroxyanthraquinone hydroxyanthraquinone]: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alizarin alizarin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=purpurin purpurin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cochineal cochineal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kermes kermes], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lac lac]  
+
* [[hydroxyanthraquinone|hydroxyanthraquinone]]: [[alizarin|alizarin]], [[purpurin|purpurin]], [[cochineal|cochineal]], [[kermes|kermes]], [[lac|lac]]  
  
−
- [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carotenoid carotenoid]: lutein ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nettle nettles], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marigold marigold]), bixin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=annatto annatto]), crocetin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=saffron saffron])  
+
* [[carotenoid|carotenoid]]: lutein ([[Nettle|Nettles]], [[marigold|marigold]]), bixin ([[annatto|annatto]]), crocetin ([[saffron|saffron]])  
  
−
- [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flavonoid flavonoid]: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=anthocyanin anthocyanins], flavonols ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fustic fustic]), flavones ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=weld weld])  
+
* [[flavonoid|flavonoid]]: [[anthocyanin|anthocyanins]], flavonols ([[fustic|fustic]]), flavones ([[weld dye|Weld]])  
  
−
- [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tannin tannins]: gallotannin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oak%20gall oak galls], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=young%20fustic young fustic]), ellagitannin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sumac sumac])  
+
* [[tannin|Tannins]]: gallotannin ([[oak%20gall|oak galls]], [[young%20fustic|young fustic]]), ellagitannin ([[sumac|sumac]])  
  
−
- other: indigotin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=indigo indigo]), curcumin ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turmeric turmeric]), berberine ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barberry barberry]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chlorophyll chlorophyll]
+
* Other: indigotin ([[indigo|indigo]]), curcumin ([[turmeric|turmeric]]), berberine ([[barberry|barberry]]), [[chlorophyll|chlorophyll]]
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Line 17: Line 17:
 
vegetable pigments; pigmentos vegetales (Esp.); colorantes vegetales (Esp.); pigments végétaux (Fr.); corantes vegetais (Port.)
 
vegetable pigments; pigmentos vegetales (Esp.); colorantes vegetales (Esp.); pigments végétaux (Fr.); corantes vegetais (Port.)
  
−
== Additional Information ==
+
== Resources and Citations ==
−
 
 
−
° J. and M. Cannon, ''Dye Plants and Dyeing'', The Herbert Press, London, 1994.
 
−
 
 
−
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* John and Margaret Cannon, ''Dye Plants and Dyeing'', Herbert Press, London, 1994
 
* John and Margaret Cannon, ''Dye Plants and Dyeing'', Herbert Press, London, 1994

Revision as of 14:08, 16 August 2020

Description

Natural organic colorants obtained from the stems, roots and flowers of plants. Colored materials from plants have been used since ancient times and dyes and pigments. Some of the major chemical classification for plant pigments are:

Synonyms and Related Terms

vegetable pigments; pigmentos vegetales (Esp.); colorantes vegetales (Esp.); pigments végétaux (Fr.); corantes vegetais (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994

Retrieved from "https://cameo.mfa.org/index.php?title=Plant_pigments&oldid=79025"