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Protective effect of dietary supplements against streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s disease in mice [PDF]

Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2021
Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative problem that is increased progressively due to the increment of aging worldwide. Phytochemicals play an important role in the protection from neurodegeneration.
Doha Mohamed, Marwa El-Shamarka, Sherein Abdelgayed, Rasha Mohamed   +3 more
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Antioxidant properties, quantification and stability of betalains from pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) peel

Ciência Rural, 2015
Pitaya peel can be used as a raw material for betalains extraction. The aim of this research was to quantify phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity and betalains on pitaya peel.
Fernanda Robert de Mello, Claudia Bernardo, Caroline Odebrecht Dias, Luciano Gonzaga, Edna Regina Amante, Roseane Fett, Lys Mary Bileski Candido   +6 more
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Effects of Different Amino Acids on the Stability and Antioxidant Activity of Betalains [PDF]

Shipin Kexue
To explore the changes in the stability and antioxidant activity of betalains in the presence of different amino acids, different amino acids were added into the pigment solution.
QI Hongyang, ZHANG Jiayao, MENG Yuhang, ZHAN Kanghua, ZHANG Chunyu
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Betalains and their applications in food: The current state of processing, stability and future opportunities in the industry

Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, 2022
Betalains are water-soluble nitrogenous pigments with coloring properties and antioxidant activities, which is why they have been incorporated into several foods.
S.J. Calva-Estrada, M. Jiménez-Fernández, E. Lugo-Cervantes   +2 more
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Antitumoral Drug Potential of Tryptophan-Betaxanthin and Related Plant Betalains in the Caenorhabditis elegans Tumoral Model

Antioxidants, 2020
Betalains are plants pigments identified as potent antioxidant molecules, naturally present in foods like beetroot and prickly pears. Although activities described for betalain-containing formulations include cancer prevention and treatment, the use of ...
Paula Henarejos-Escudero, Samanta Hernández-García, M. Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, Francisco García-Carmona, Fernando Gandía-Herrero   +4 more
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Extraction and Stabilization of Betalains from Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) Wastes Using Deep Eutectic Solvents

Molecules, 2021
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) using magnesium chloride hexahydrate [MgCl2·6H2O] and urea [U] proportions (1:1) and (2:1), were prepared for their use as extracting and stabilizer agents for red and violet betalains from beetroot (Beta vulgaris) waste. The
Omar A. Hernández-Aguirre, Claudia Muro, Evelyn Hernández-Acosta, Yolanda Alvarado, María del Carmen Díaz-Nava   +4 more
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Study of influence of ascorbic acid, reducing sugars and methyldopa on betalains content in Celosia cristata callus

Фактори експериментальної еволюції організмів, 2019
Aim. The aim of the present work is to investigate the influence of reducing sugars, ascorbic acid and methyl DOPA as one of the DOPA decarboxylase inhibitors on total amount and spectrum of betalains in the callus culture of cockscomb Celosia cristata ...
K. V. Lystvan
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Beta vulgaris L.—A Source with a Great Potential in the Extraction of Natural Dyes Intended for the Sustainable Dyeing of Wool

Plants, 2023
Beta vulgaris L. is a biennial plant easily accessible all over the world, rich in various biologically active compounds, especially a class of extremely bioactive pigments known as betalains.
Vasilica Popescu, Alexandra Cristina Blaga, Dan Cașcaval, Andrei Popescu   +3 more
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In Silico Mass Spectrometric Fragmentation and Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Betalainic Fingerprinting: Identification of Betalains in Red Pitaya

Molecules
Betalains, which contain nitrogen and are water soluble, are the pigments responsible for many traits of plants and biological activities in different organisms that do not produce them.
Jesús Alfredo Araujo-León, Ivonne Sánchez-del Pino, Ligia Guadalupe Brito-Argáez, Sergio R. Peraza-Sánchez, Rolffy Ortiz-Andrade, Victor Aguilar-Hernández   +5 more
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Clarification of purple cactus pear juice using microfiltration membranes to obtain a solution of betalain pigments

Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 2015
Summary Betalains are fruit pigments possessing health-giving properties. To isolate the pigments, the juice must be separated from the fruit matrix, which contains biopolymers. The aim of this study was to clarify cactus pear juice by microfiltration to
Cristina VERGARA, Beatriz CANCINO-MADARIAGA, Andrés RAMÍREZ-SALVO, Carmen SÁENZ, Paz ROBERT, Mariane LUTZ   +5 more
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