Crossword-Solution: ANTHOCYANINS
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TREAE
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greedy person
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Sentences with ANTHOCYANINS (2)
The anthoxanthins are easily converted into anthocyanins, and _vice versa_, by the action of oxidizing and reducing enzymes which are commonly present in the tissues of the plants which develop the pigments.
The easy change of carotin, C_{40}H_{56}, to xanthophyll, C_{40}H_{56}O_{2}, and _vice versa_, and the reversible changes of the yellow anthoxanthins to the red anthocyanins, under the influence of the oxidizing and reducing enzymes which are universally present in plants, would indicate the possibility of the service of these pigments as carriers of oxygen for respiratory activities in plants in a way similar to that in which the blood pigments serve this purpose in the animal body.
Quotes with ANTHOCYANINS (2)
Possession of the pure synthetic specimens of the anthocyanidins and chief anthocyanins enabled my wife and me to devise quick tests for these colouring matters which can be used with the material from a few flower petals.
Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and other varieties have anthocyanins that can help reverse some loss of balance and memory associated with aging.