Question

Rose petals contain a varienty of different colored pigments. A student wants to identify them. She grinds the pigments up with a solvent. Explain why.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Many of the actual chemicals in flower petals that give them their different colors are called anthocyanins. These are water-soluble compounds that belong to a bigger class of chemicals known as flavonoids. Anthocyanins are responsible for creating the colors blue, red, pink, and purple in flowers. There are two major classes of flower pigments: carotenoids and flavonoids. Carotenoids include carotene pigments (which produce yellow, orange and red colors). Flavonoids include anthocyanin pigments (which produce red, purple, magenta and blue colors).