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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sadowska-Bartosz, Izabela
• Bartosz, Grzegorz

Titel

Biological Properties and Applications of Betalains

Ist Teil von

• Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-04, Vol.26 (9), p.2520

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Betalains are water-soluble pigments present in vacuoles of plants of the order and in mushrooms of the genera , and . Betalamic acid is a constituent of all betalains. The type of betalamic acid substituent determines the class of betalains. The betacyanins (reddish to violet) contain a cyclo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (cyclo-DOPA) residue while the betaxanthins (yellow to orange) contain different amino acid or amine residues. The most common betacyanin is betanin (Beetroot Red), present in red beets , which is a glucoside of betanidin. The structure of this comprehensive review is as follows: Occurrence of Betalains; Structure of Betalains; Spectroscopic and Fluorescent Properties; Stability; Antioxidant Activity; Bioavailability, Health Benefits; Betalains as Food Colorants; Food Safety of Betalains; Other Applications of Betalains; and Environmental Role and Fate of Betalains.