Components of Flower Pigments in Petals of Lily

摘要

This paper carried on a preliminary study on pigment composition of lilies of different colors by means of specific color reactions and UV-visible spectra.The results showed that the colors of lilies were usually caused by the combined action of several pigments;yellow and orange lilies mainly contained the flavonoids and carotenoids;pink lilies mainly contained flavonoids and anthocyanins,and white lilies contained small amount of flavonoids.