Betaxanthin Profiling in Beta vulgaris Leaves and Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Grafted Cacti: A Comprehensive Study [PDF]
Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2023 This study was focused on the identification and quantification of betaxanthins using high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector coupled to electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS) in leaves of various cultivars
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Blue Light and Methyl Jasmonate Synergistically Enhance Betalain Accumulation, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Osmotic Adjustment in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Seedlings: A Time-Course Analysis [PDF]
PlantsBetalains are natural antioxidant pigments valued as food colorants (E162), yet their combined responses to light quality and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) during long-term growth remain poorly understood.
Hui Wang +5 more
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Exploring single-cell biosynthetic noise and dynamics for enhanced betaxanthin production in Escherichia coli [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCell-to-cell variability often limits the efficiency of microbial bioproduction, yet how individual cells fluctuate over time and how these fluctuations shape population-level output remain unclear.
Xinyue Mu +5 more
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Betalains from Opuntia stricta peels: UPLC-MS/MS metabolites profiling, computational investigation, and potential applicability as a raw meat colorant [PDF]
HeliyonGiven consumers', environmental and sustainability apprehensions, the meat industry investigated the natural colorant resources. As proof, betalain, Opuntia stricta peels (OSP) pigment, is premeditated in the meat industry.
Moufida Chaari +9 more
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Effects of Roughage Combinations of Sugarcane Dry Leaves and Peanut Vine on the Rumen Microbial Community and Metabolites of Weaned Buffalo Calves [PDF]
MicroorganismsBased on previous findings that fiber digestibility and rumen fermentation in weaned buffalo calves were improved by a roughage combination of dried sugarcane leaves (SDL) and peanut vine (PV), this study reveals that the mechanism for improving fiber ...
Caixiang Wei +12 more
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Coordinated synthesis of aromatic amino acid derived pigments in yeast via global transcriptional engineering [PDF]
Microbial Cell FactoriesBackground Rational metabolic pathway engineering is capable of boosting upstream flux towards downstream synthesis of target products, such as aromatic amino acid derivatives.
Huimin Xue +5 more
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Characterization of Red Dragon Fruit Wine Fermented with a Newly Identified Yeast Strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae M7 [PDF]
Food Technology and BiotechnologyResearch background. Dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) has been known to be a rich source of bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins, betacyanin, betaxanthin and other phenolic substances, and it has a nutritional profile suitable to produce wine with ...
Tran Thanh Quynh Anh +2 more
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A stationary phase-specific bacterial green light sensor for enhancing metabolite production [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsGenetically-encoded sensors are used to control protein and metabolite production in bacterial fermentations. However, these sensors are generally optimized for exponential growth rather than stationary phase where production occurs.
John T. Lazar +8 more
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Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Efficacy of Djulis (Chenopodium formosanum) Leaves: Implications for Sustainable Cosmeceutical Development [PDF]
AntioxidantsChenopodium formosanum (djulis), well known for its vivid color variation during diverse senescence stages, has attracted attention for its perceived health benefits and antioxidant capacity.
Chien-Shan Chiu +5 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) are a superfamily of heme-thiolate proteins widely existing in various organisms and play a key role in the metabolic network and secondary metabolism.
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