anthocyanin

[植]花青素, [化]花色醣苔中释n

1 Smith says that some species, most famously maples, produce anthocyanin during autumn as a kind of antioxidant for trees..史密斯说，一些物种，例如最有名的枫树，在秋天会产生的一种抗氧化剂的花青素。

2 Smith said the crimson anthocyanin protects the delicate mechanisms that allow the tree to extract all the nutrients from its leaves..史密斯说，深红色的花青素保护着微妙的机制，它让树木从叶子里提取所需要的全部营养物。

3 The canopy pictured above gets its crimson hue from a pigment called anthocyanin, the same component that lends red cabbage its intense color..图中华盖的深红色调来自一种称为花青素的色素，这种色素与红叶卷心菜的浓烈色彩有着相同的成分。