Willstätter
Americannoun
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Scientists got their first glimpse of the complexity behind blue flowers in 1913, when German researcher Richard Willstätter announced he had isolated the blue pigment from cornflowers.
From Science Magazine ● May 2, 2019
Anthocyanins can change color depending on the acidity of a solution, so Willstätter proposed that roses had a different hue because the pH in their petals was lower than in cornflowers.
From Science Magazine ● May 2, 2019
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