Molecules, 2023 Amaranth plants contain abundant betalains and flavonoids. Anthocyanins are important flavonoids; however, they cannot coexist in the same plant with betalains. Blue light influences metabolite synthesis and hypocotyl elongation; accordingly, analyses of
Shengcai Liu, Xiao Wang, Liyun Peng
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Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary antioxidant betalains in LDLs: potential health effects of betalains in humans [PDF]
, 2004 Background: Betalains were recently identified as natural antioxidants. However, little is known about their bioavailability from dietary sources. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the bioavailability of betalains from dietary sources. Design:
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Diverting tyrosine: Data from untargeted metabolic analysis of tomato fruit accumulating L-DOPA
Data in Brief, 2021 L-DOPA, also known as Levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is synthesised in plants from the amino acid tyrosine, through oxidation. Conversion of tyrosine to L-DOPA constitues the first step of betalain biosynthesis in plants.
Dario Breitel +5 more
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Betanin inhibits the myeloperoxidase/nitrite-induced oxidation of human low-density lipoproteins [PDF]
, 2007 Production of nitrogen dioxide by the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in the presence of nitrite is now considered a key step in the pathophysiology of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation.
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Use of time-resolved fluorescence to monitor bioactive compounds in plant based foodstuffs [PDF]
, 2015 The study of compounds that exhibit antioxidant activity has recently received much interest in the food industry because of their potential health benefits.
Anese, Monica +4 more
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First Betalain-Producing Bacteria Break the Exclusive Presence of the Pigments in the Plant Kingdom
mBio, 2019 The biosynthesis of antioxidant pigments, namely, betalains, was believed to be restricted to Caryophyllales plants. This paper changes this paradigm, and enzyme mining from bacterial hosts promoted the discovery of bacterial cultures producing betalains.
Luis Eduardo Contreras-Llano +4 more
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BMC Plant Biology, 2022 Background Bougainvillea is a popular ornamental plant with brilliant color and long flowering periods. It is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics.
Wenping Zhang +12 more
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Biopreservation of Fresh Strawberries by Carboxymethyl Cellulose Edible Coatings Enriched with a Bacteriocin of Bacillus methylotrophicus BM47 [PDF]
, 2019 Bacteriocins are a large group of antimicrobial compoundsthat aresynthesized byrepresentatives ofthegenus Bacillusand lactic acid bacteria (LAB).
Ivanov, Ivan +4 more
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Trans-epithelial transport of the betalain pigments indicaxanthin and betanin across Caco-2 cell monolayers and influence of food matrix [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose: This study investigated the absorption mechanism of the phytochemicals indicaxanthin and betanin and the influence of their food matrix (cactus pear and red beet) on the intestinal transport.
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 Red pitaya, the representative tropical and subtropical fruit, is vulnerable to quality deterioration due to climate or agronomic measures. Nano-selenium (Nano-Se) has shown positive effects on crop biofortification in favour of reversing this situation.
Huan Yu +5 more
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