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Complex Biochemistry and Biotechnological Production of Betalains

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2011
The demand for natural food colourants is increasing because of public awareness of their health benefits. Betalains are nitrogen-containing plant pigments whose colours range from red-violet betacyanins to yellow betaxanthins.
Marijana Krsnik-Rasol, Dubravko Pavoković   +1 more
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Betalains in Some Species of the Amaranthaceae Family: A Review

Antioxidants, 2018
Natural pigments are largely distributed in the plant kingdom. They belong to diverse groups, with distinct biochemical pathways. Betalains with colours that range from yellow to red-violet can de divided into two main subgroups: betaxanthins and ...
Maria Graça Miguel
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Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Toxicology of the Subfamily Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae): A Comprehensive Review

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT The subfamily Gomphrenoideae is composed of about 480 accepted species, many of which have been historically used as medicinal plants, reason why they have been studied in terms of chemical profile, biological activity, and safety. This review consolidates the advances in research on this subfamily over the past 47 years, emphasizing its ...
Dayanna Isabel Araque Gelves, Giulia Cristina de Andreoli Souza, Alvaro Jose Hernandez Tasco, Marcos José Salvador   +3 more
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HPLC characterization of betalains from plants in the Amaranthaceae

, 2005
HPLC characterization of reversed-phase (RP) high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been widely used in separation and identification of plant pigments.
Cai, Y, Sun, M, Corke, H
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Elucidation of the betalainic chromoalkaloid profile of Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & Rowley subsp. salvadorensis (Werderm.) Zappi (Cactaceae) from Paraíba, Brazil [PDF]

, 2017
The cacti are important plant genetic resources of the Brazilian semiarid region, with potential for the extraction of bioactive compounds such as flavonoids and alkaloids.
de Andrade, AP, da Silva Barbosa, A, Goodger, JQD, Woodrow, I, de Souza Aquino, I, de Lucena Alcantara Bruno, R   +5 more
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Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of beet root pomace extracts

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2011
We described the in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of ethanol, acetone, and water extracts of beet root pomace. Total contents of phenolics (316.30-564.50 mg GAE/g of dry extract), flavonoids (316.30-564.50 mg RE/g of dry extract ...
Jasna M. Čanadanović-Brunet, Sladjana S. Savatović, Gordana S. Ćetković, Jelena J. Vulić, Sonja M. Djilas, Siniša L. Markov, Dragoljub D. Cvetković   +6 more
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C-Glycosyl Flavonoids from Beta vulgaris Cicla and Betalains from Beta vulgaris rubra: Antioxidant, Anticancer and Antiinflammatory Activities-A Review

, 2017
The green beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.) and red beetroot (B. vulgaris var. rubra L.) contain phytochemicals that have beneficial effects on human health.
SCARPA, EMANUELE-SALVATORE, FRATI, ALESSANDRA, NINFALI, PAOLINO, Alessandra Frati, ANTONINI, ELENA, Elena Antonini, Paolino Ninfali, Emanuele-Salvatore Scarpa   +7 more
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Transportome-wide engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

, 2021
Synthetic biology enables the production of small molecules by recombinant microbes for pharma, food, and materials applications. The secretion of products reduces the cost of separation and purification, but it is challenging to engineer due to the ...
Darbani, Behrooz, Christensen, Hanne Bjerre, Babaei, Mahsa, Jensen, Michael Krogh, Wang, Guokun, Borodina, Irina, D'Ambrosio, Vasil, Møller-Hansen, Iben   +7 more
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A Process of Recovery of a Natural Yellow Colourant from Opuntia Fruits

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2012
This paper focuses on the development of a processing scheme to obtain a water-soluble natural yellow colourant from Opuntia fruits for application in food, paying special attention to the extraction procedure.
José A. Fernández-López, Pedro J. Giménez, José M. Angosto, Juan I. Moreno   +3 more
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Synergy between solvent polarity and composition for efficient extraction of bioactive compounds from pitaya

Food Materials Research
The 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, Carlos Alexandre Rocha da Costa, Giovanni Aleixo Batista, Katiúcia Alves Amorim, Danilo José Machado de Abreu, Leila Aparecida Salles Pio, Eduardo Valério de Barros Vilas Boas, Elisângela Elena Nunes Carvalho   +7 more
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