The contents of risk elements, arsenic speciation, and possible interactions of elements and betalains in beetroot (Beta vulgaris, L.) growing in contaminated soil [PDF]
, 2010 The effect of enhanced soil risk element contents on the uptake of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn was determined in two pot experiments. Simultaneously, transformation of arsenic and its compounds in beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) plants was investigated.
Goessler, Walter +4 more
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Dual pathway activation in wound repair: An in vitro study of betanin and theaflavin on periodontal ligament fibroblasts. [PDF]
J Oral Biol Craniofac ResKapasi AA +4 more
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Molecules, 2019 Betanin is the only betalain approved for use in food and pharmaceutical products as a natural red colorant. However, the antioxidant power and health-promoting properties of this pigment have been disregarded, perhaps due to the difficulty in obtaining ...
Davi Vieira Teixeira da Silva +6 more
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Combinatorial engineering of betalain biosynthesis pathway in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023 Background Betalains, comprising red–violet betacyanins and yellow–orange betaxanthins, are the hydrophilic vacuolar pigments that provide bright coloration to roots, fruits, and flowers of plants of the Caryophyllales order.
Mahsa Babaei +8 more
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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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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.
ALLEGRA, Mario +6 more
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Theoretical Determination of the pK a Values of Betalamic Acid Related to the Free Radical Scavenger Capacity: Comparison Between Empirical and Quantum Chemical Methods [PDF]
, 2015 Health benefits of dietary phytochemicals have been suggested in recent years. Among 1000s of different compounds, Betalains, which occur in vegetables of the Cariophyllalae order (cactus pear fruits and red beet), have been considered because of ...
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer worldwide. Red beetroot (Beta vulgaris) contains Betanin as its major betacyanin, possessing wide proapoptotic effects.
Amir Saber +4 more
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Engineering Betalain Biosynthesis in Tomato for High Level Betanin Production in Fruits
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Betalains are pigments found in plants of the Caryophyllales order, and include the red-purple betacyanins and the yellow-orange betaxanthins. The red pigment from red beets, betanin, is made from tyrosine by a biosynthetic pathway that consists of a ...
Ramona Grützner +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 A purple cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) extract (CP) was encapsulated in double emulsions (DE) gelled with gelatin (DE-CP-G) and with gelatin and transglutaminase (DE-CP-GT), as well as in a DE with a liquid external aqueous phase (DE-CP), in order ...
Paz Robert +6 more
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