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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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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Foods, 2023 The yellow pitahaya peels generated as by-products during the consumption and processing of the fresh fruit are a rich and underutilized source of betaxanthins (natural yellow-orange pigment with antioxidant activity) and mucilage (structuring material ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Structural Effects on the Antioxidant Properties of Amino Acid Betaxanthins
Antioxidants, 2022 Betaxanthins are natural products with high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we describe the semisynthesis of twenty-one betaxanthins derived from proteinogenic amino acids, including the elusive betaxanthin of l-cysteine and two ...
Larissa Cerrato Esteves +6 more
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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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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.
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Metabolites, 2023 Beta vulgaris L. is an edible plant with health-beneficial activities. The profile of betaxanthins is more complex than previously described in beetroot cultivars. Twenty-four betaxanthins were detected in extracts of the peel and flesh of five cultivars
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