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Red Pitahaya Betacyanins Selectively Upregulate Proinflammatory Cytokines In Vitro During Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]

International Journal of Microbiology
Among the four influenza types, Influenza A virus (IAV) is responsible for annual epidemics and pandemics, causing the most severe illnesses, resulting in patient hospitalizations or death. With IAV threatening the next global influenza pandemic, it is a
Chie Min Lim, Nurulfiza Mat Isa, Abdul Rahman Omar, Wee Sim Choo   +3 more
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Characterization, Stability, and Bioaccessibility of Betalain and Phenolic Compounds from Opuntia stricta var. Dillenii Fruits and Products of Their Industrialization [PDF]

Foods, 2021
The aim of the present study was the full characterization, quantification, and determination of the digestive stability and bioaccessibility of individual betalain and phenolic compounds of Opuntia stricta, var.
Iván Gómez-López, Gloria Lobo-Rodrigo, María P. Portillo, M. Pilar Cano   +3 more
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BAHD Acyltransferase From Dragon Fruit Enables Production of Phyllocactin in Engineered Yeast [PDF]

FEMS Yeast Research
Abstract Microbial fermentation can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional plant extraction to produce natural food colours. Betalains are a class of yellow to red water-soluble pigments. Even though over 80 betalain variants are known, betanin is the only betalain available as a food colourant on the market.
Mahsa Babaei, Irina Borodina, Christiane Glitz   +2 more
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Antimicrobial betalains [PDF]

Journal of Applied Microbiology, Volume 133, Issue 6, Page 3347-3367, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Betalains are nitrogen‐containing plant pigments that can be red‐violet (betacyanins) or yellow‐orange (betaxanthins), currently employed as natural colourants in the food and cosmetic sectors. Betalains exhibit antimicrobial activity against a broad spectrum of microbes including multidrug‐resistant bacteria, as well as single‐species and ...
Vindya Nilakshi Wijesinghe, Wee Sim Choo
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Betacyanins from red pitahaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) exhibit antiviral response against influenza A virus [PDF]

Heliyon
Seasonal influenza affects millions of lives worldwide, with the influenza A virus (IAV) responsible for pandemics and annual epidemics, causing the most severe illnesses resulting in patient hospitalizations or death.
Chie Min Lim, Sunil Kumar Lal, Nurulfiza Mat Isa, Abdul Rahman Omar, Wee Sim Choo   +4 more
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Etcho (Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum) Fruit Juice Reduces Lipid Accumulation and Modulates CD36 and AdipoR1 mRNA Expression in Human Adipocytes Stimulated with Long-Chain Fatty Acids

Beverages
Phytochemicals modulate lipid metabolism, but it remains unclear whether phytochemical-rich cactus fruits have a similar effect. Accordingly, the effects of Etcho (Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum) fruit juice on lipid accumulation and on the expression of ...
Diana Sabina Ferreira-Vázquez, Lilian Karem Flores-Mendoza, Jesús G. Arámburo-Gálvez, Oscar G. Figueroa-Salcido, Emmanuel Aispuro-Hernández, Erika Silva-Campa, Marcela J. Vergara-Jiménez, Noé Ontiveros   +7 more
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Off-line ESI-MS/MS profiling of betalains and flavonoid glycosides isolated from (fruit) Opuntia stricta var. dillenii and (vegetable) Atriplex hortensis var. rubra by countercurrent chromatography

Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2022
Opuntia stricta var. dillenii and Atriplex hortensis var. rubra, two plant species with abundant betalain and flavonoid content, were studied by high performance countercurrent chromatography (HPCCC) coupled with ESI-MS/ MS in an off-line detection ...
Thi Minh Thu Tran, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Peter Winterhalter, Gerold Jerz   +3 more
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Unfolding the potential of dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) for value addition: A review

eFood, Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2023., 2023
This review paper provides detailed insight about the processing of dragon fruit (DF) into different value‐added products, medicinal benefits and bioactive potential of DF, and physico‐chemical changes in DF during processing such as drying, fermentation, extraction, and so forth.
Indrayani Tarte, Anurag Singh, Aamir Hussain Dar, Arun Sharma, Aayeena Altaf, Poonam Sharma   +5 more
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Comparative Metabolic Profiling in Pulp and Peel of Green and Red Pitayas (Hylocereus polyrhizus and Hylocereus undatus) Reveals Potential Valorization in the Pharmaceutical and Food Industries

BioMed Research International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Pitaya (Hylocereus genus) is a popular plant with exotic and nutritious fruit, which has widespread uses as a source of nutrients and raw materials in the pharmaceutical industry. However, the potential of pitaya peel as a natural source of bioactive compounds has not yet fully been explored.
Xing’e Lin, Hongmao Gao, Zheli Ding, Rulin Zhan, Zhaoxi Zhou, Jianhong Ming, Dorota Formanowicz   +6 more
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Opuntia spp.: Characterization and Benefits in Chronic Diseases

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Opuntia species have been used for centuries as food resources and in traditional folk medicine for their nutritional properties and their benefit in chronic diseases, particularly diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. These plants are largely distributed in America, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin. Opuntia spp.
María del Socorro Santos Díaz, Ana-Paulina Barba de la Rosa, Cécile Héliès-Toussaint, Françoise Guéraud, Anne Nègre-Salvayre, Liudmila Korkina   +5 more
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