Betalains in the era of global agri-food science, technology and nutritional health

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-280

  Moreno, Diego A ^a   García Viguera, Cristina ^a   Gil, José I ^b   Gil Izquierdo, Angel ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amaranthus; Betacyanins; Betalains; Betaxanthins; Colouring agent; Opuntia; Red beet

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; AMMONIA; BETACYANIN; BETALAIN; BETAXANTHIN; BOERHAAVIA ERECTA EXTRACT; DOPA; FOOD DYE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGRICULTURE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BEET; BEETROOT; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOERHAAVIA ERECTA; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELOSIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DRUG CONJUGATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOD HANDLING; HAIRY ROOT CULTURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OPUNTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMARANTHUS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; OPUNTIA;

EID: 43049154366     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-007-9084-y     Document Type: Review

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