Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11, 2212-2228; doi:10.3390/ijms11052212 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Article Anthocyanins Profile of Grape Berries of Vitis amurensis, Its Hybrids and Their Wines Quan Zhao 1,2,3, Chang-Qing Duan 2 and Jun Wang 1,2,* 1 College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China 2 Center for Viticulture and Enology, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; E-Mail:
[email protected] 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, Jilin Province, Jilin 132101, China; E-Mail:
[email protected] * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail:
[email protected]; Tel.: +86-451-82191829; Fax: +86-451-82190607-11. Received: 10 February 2010; in revised form: 12 April 2010 / Accepted: 8 May 2010 / Published: 21 May 2010 Abstract: Anthocyanins are responsible for the color of grapes and wine, an important attribute of their quality. Many authors have used anthocyanins profile to classify the grape cultivars and wine authenticity. The anthocyanin profiles of grape berries of Vitis amurensis, its hybrids and their wines were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The results identified 17 anthocyanins in these grape cultivars, including 11 anthocyanin monoglucosides (five pyranoanthocyanin monoglucosides and one acylated pyranoanthocyanin monoglucoside) and six anthocyanin diglucosides. Likewise, 15 kinds of anthocyanins were detected in wines, including six diglucosides and nine monoglucosides of anthocyanidins, in which four pyranoanthocyanin monoglucosides (Petunidin-3-O-glucoside-4-acetaldehyde, Malvidin-3-O-glucoside-4-pyruvic acid, Malvidin-3-O-glucoside-acetaldehyde and Peonidin-3-O-glucoside-4-pyruvic acid) were detected.