Compound Monograph
Stizolobin
Stizolobin is a betalain-type pigment compound reported from bay bean and related legumes.
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Where Does It Come From?
Stizolobin is a naturally occurring betalamic acid–derived pigment, found in Bay bean.
Concentration
Content by Source
Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.
Research & Evidence
Stizolobin is a nitrogen-containing pigment of the stizolobic/stizolobinic type reported from bay bean and related legumes, derived biosynthetically from DOPA. Beyond its identification as a plant constituent, little is firmly established about it.
