Synlett 2017; 28(08): 898-906
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589937
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Wine-Inspired Chemistry: Anthocyanin Transformations for a Portfolio of Natural Colors

Authors

  • Joana Oliveira*

    REQUIMTE – Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal   eMail: jsoliveira@fc.up.pt
  • Nuno Mateus

    REQUIMTE – Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal   eMail: jsoliveira@fc.up.pt
  • Victor de Freitas

    REQUIMTE – Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal   eMail: jsoliveira@fc.up.pt
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Publikationsverlauf

Received: 25. Oktober 2016

Accepted after revision: 05. Dezember 2016

Publikationsdatum:
05. Januar 2017 (online)


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Abstract

During wine aging and maturation, anthocyanins can react with flavanols (directly or mediated by aldehydes) and with small molecules derived from yeast metabolism during fermentation. It has been demonstrated that A-type vitisins (the main pyranoanthocyanins found in red wines) can react with other wine components yielding pyranoanthocyanin pigments with different colors ranging from yellow to turquoise blue. Wine-color chemistry has been an inspiration for the synthesis of new molecules with unique chromatic features.

1 Introduction

2 Formation of Anthocyanin Derivatives

3 Conclusion and Outlook