Food Materials ResearchThe polarity of a solvent and the characteristics of bioactive compounds are crucial factors that influence the efficiency of extraction and the composition of extracts.
Luíz Guilherme Malaquias da Silva +7 more
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Red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit colour and betacyanin content depend on maturity [PDF]
, 2009 Red-fleshed pitaya fruit is a potential fruit for betacyanins extraction. However, there is lack of report on profiles and total contents of betacyanins in the peel and flesh.
Abdul Aziz, Suriani +4 more
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Phenotypic Plasticity of Vegetable Amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor L. under a Natural Climate
Plant Production Science, 2014 The plastic responses of fifteen Amaranthus tricolor L. cultivars to the natural climatic conditions across successive two years were investigated. The interactions between cultivars and climates showed significant effects on all variables examined.
Umma Khair Salma Khanam, Shinya Oba
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The effects of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) on serum level of lipids, lipoproteins and paraoxanase 1(PON1) activity in hypercholesterolemia patients [PDF]
, 2012 Some unverified reports around the world demonstrated that Purslane has therapeutic effects on some conditions. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Purslane and Lovastatin therapy in decreasing serum lipids, lipoproteins, and paraoxanase1
Farrokhi, Effat. +4 more
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Beetroot as a source of natural dyes for ham [PDF]
, 2019 Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) was subjected to extraction procedures in order to obtain the respective extracts containing the natural dyes and subjected to cytotoxicity assays in AGS cell line.
Castanheira, Elisabete M. S. +5 more
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Scaled‐up biotechnological production of individual betalains in a microbial system
Microbial Biotechnology, 2019 Summary The recent interest in plant pigment betalains as bioactive compounds and chemopreventive agents has led to the search for a reliable and scalable process to obtain them.
María Alejandra Guerrero‐Rubio +4 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 +6 more
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Betalains and phenolic compounds profiling and antioxidant capacity of pitaya (Stenocereus spp.) fruit from two species (S. Pruinosus and S. stellatus) [PDF]
, 2017 [EN] Pitaya fruits (Stenocereus spp.) contain betalains and phenolic compounds that have not been completely characterized. Fruits of two ecotypes of S. pruinosus, red-fleshed (SpR) and orange-fleshed (SpO), and two of S. stellatus, red-fleshed (SsR) and
Dueñas Patón, Montserrat +4 more
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A medicinal plant with antioxidant activity in Iranian folk medicine: Amaranthus [PDF]
, 2016 Amaranthus belong to family, native to Asia and the America is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or shortlived perennial plants. While this plant has lots of properties.
Miraj, S.
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Addition of L-tyrosine to improve betalain production in red pitaya callus [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study is to enhance betalain production in red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) callus through supplementation of the precursor L-tyrosine.
Abdullah, Janna Ong +3 more
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