The Anthocyanin Pigments of Plants [Paperback]

This book, first published in 1925, presents a discussion of various scientific investigations regarding the properties of plant anthocyanin pigments.Muriel Wheldale Onslow (18801932) was a British biochemist and botanist. In this book, which was first published in 1925 as the second edition of 1916 original, Onslow presents a discussion of various scientific investigations regarding the properties of plant anthocyanin pigments. The text analyses the subject along botanical, chemical and genetic lines.Muriel Wheldale Onslow (18801932) was a British biochemist and botanist. In this book, which was first published in 1925 as the second edition of 1916 original, Onslow presents a discussion of various scientific investigations regarding the properties of plant anthocyanin pigments. The text analyses the subject along botanical, chemical and genetic lines.Muriel Wheldale Onslow (18801932) was a British biochemist and botanist. In this book, which was first published in 1925 as the second edition of 1916 original, Onslow presents a discussion of various scientific investigations regarding the properties of plant anthocyanin pigments. The text analyses the subject along botanical, chemical and genetic lines. Explanatory notes and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in plant biochemistry and the history of science.Part I. General Account: 1. Introductory; 2. The morphological distribution of anthocyanins; 3. The histological distribution of anthocyanins; 4. The properties and reactions of anthocyanins; 5. The isolation and constitution of anthocyanins; 6. Physiological conditions and factors influencing the formation of anthocyanins; 7. Reactions involved in the formation of anthocyanins; 8. The significance of anthocyanins; Part II. Anthocyanins and Genetics: 1. Classes of variation; 2. Details of cases of mendelian inheritance in colour-varieties; 3. Connection of flower-colour with the presence of anthocyanl“…