Identification o f the Major Anthocyanin o f Carrot Cells in Tissue Culture as Cyanidin 3-(Sinapoylxylosylglucosylgalactoside)

In contrast to earlier reports, the major anthocyanin of carrot cells grown in tissue culture has been identified as cyanidin 3-(sinapoylxylosylglucosylgalactoside). It is thus the same as one of the major acylated pigments in the leaf and flower of the whole plant. Daucus carota is therefore not anomalous among higher plants in its anthocyaninsynthesising capacity in callus or shake culture