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Increasing the Yield of Powder and Bioactive Materials during Extraction and Spray Drying of Dragon Fruit Skin Extracts

, 2021
One potential utilization of dragon fruit skin is to produce bioactive materials as natural antioxidants and colorants for the food industry by extraction and spray drying. This study investigated the quality (total phenolic compounds/TPC, betacyanin and
Samadhi, Tjokorde Walmiki, Shofinita, Dian, Bindar, Yazid, Choliq, Najwa Shufia, Jaelawijaya, Arwinda Aprillia   +4 more
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UV-B radiation as an elicitor of secondary metabolite production in plants of the genus Alternanthera

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2018
Ultraviolet B radiation has been described as a potential elicitor agent of the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plants. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the production of betalains and total flavonoids, as well as the antioxidant ...
Fátima Rosane S. Klein, Andressa Reis, Alítcia M. Kleinowski, Renata T. Telles, Luciano do Amarante, José A. Peters, Eugenia Jacira B. Braga   +6 more
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Effect of Extrusion Cooking on Bioactive Compounds in Encapsulated Red Cactus Pear Powder

Molecules, 2015
Red cactus pear has significant antioxidant activity and potential as a colorant in food, due to the presence of betalains. However, the betalains are highly thermolabile, and their application in thermal process, as extrusion cooking, should be ...
Martha G. Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Carlos A. Amaya-Guerra, Armando Quintero-Ramos, Esther Pérez-Carrillo, Teresita de J. Ruiz-Anchondo, Juan G. Báez-González, Carmen O. Meléndez-Pizarro   +6 more
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All tested CYP76AD proteins perform tyrosine hydroxylation in yeast.

, 2016
A. HPLC/ms analysis of yeast expressing CYP76AD1, CYP76AD6, and CYP76AD5 individually shows that all will hydroxylate tyrosine to L-DOPA. Inset shows expanded view of lower peaks.
Alexander Bean (2150533), V. Vaughan Symonds (217880), Rasika Sunnadeniya (2150524), Alan Lloyd (270883), Matthew Brown (307585), Antonio Gonzalez (2150521), Gregory Hatlestad (2150527), Neda Akhavan (2150530)   +7 more
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Identification of candidate genes for tyrosine hydroxylation.

, 2016
A. Biosynthetic scheme for betacyanin and betaxanthin production. Tyrosine hydroxylation is step 1. B. LOGO analysis of the three CYP76AD subfamily clades. C.
Alexander Bean (2150533), V. Vaughan Symonds (217880), Rasika Sunnadeniya (2150524), Alan Lloyd (270883), Matthew Brown (307585), Antonio Gonzalez (2150521), Gregory Hatlestad (2150527), Neda Akhavan (2150530)   +7 more
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Halophytic resilience in extreme environments: adaptive strategies of Suaeda schimperi in the Red Sea's hyper-arid salt marshes

Plant, Soil and Environment
Suaeda schimperi, a halophyte native to the Red Sea's hyper-arid salt marshes, thrives in its extreme conditions (high salinity, minimal rainfall, and elevated temperatures).
Farag Ibraheem, Mohammed Albaqami, Eman M. Elghareeb   +2 more
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Identification Of Potent Agonists Of The Longevity Gene Sirtuin-1 From Traditional Chinese Medicine Database

, 2012
[[abstract]]Silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) is a class III nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent histone deacetylase. The demonstrated anti-aging properties of SIRT1 make it a desirable target for anti-aging drugs.
Jian, Yi-Ru
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Betalains as Natural Dyes and Applications

Sains Natural
Betalains are natural pigments that include betacyanin and betaxanthin, found in plants such as beets and cacti. In the food industry, betalains are used as natural colorants due to their color stability and health benefits, including antioxidant and ...
Tasya Fauziah, Okta Suryani
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Establishment of an Efficient Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Hairy Root Transformation System for Functional Analysis in Passion Fruit

Plants
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims), belonging to the Passifloraceae family, is an economically important plant in tropical and subtropical regions. The advances in functional genomics research of passion fruit have been significantly hindered by its ...
Jiayi Pan, Yiping Zheng, Tiancai Wang, Pengpeng Xiong, Kaibo Cui, Lihui Zeng, Ting Fang   +6 more
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Investigation of Silent Information 1 Regulator 1 (Sirt1) Agonists from Traditional Chinese Medicine

, 2012
[[abstract]]Investigation of Silent Information 1 Regulator 1 (Sirt1) Agonists from Traditional Chinese Medicine[[abstract]]Silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1), a class III nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dependent histone deacetylases, is important
陳語謙;Chen, Calvin Yu-Chian
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