Betalains are natural coloring pigments with betalamic acid as the core structure of all subclasses.Besides their coloring properties,betalains exhibit various biological activities,including antioxidant and anti-infl...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31972367);the Science and Technology Program of Yangjiang(No.yangketong[2021]50);the Provincial Rural Revitalization Strategy Special Project of Guangdong in 2022(No.2022-NPY-00-034),China.
Objectives:Myeloblastosis(MYB)proteins,recognized as crucial transcriptional regulators,play an integral role in orchestrating the range of plant colors.Materials and Methods:Pitaya(Hylocereus spp.),a distinctive comm...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072563);Key Research and Development Projects of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(No.2022BBF02008);Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(Grant No.PAPD)。
Betalains are tyrosine-derived plant pigments exclusively found in the Caryophyllales order and some higher fungi and generally classified into two groups:red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins.Betalain...
Natural pigments are widely utilized as food additives nowadays to impart color or improve the taste of the food products.These pigments are significant food compounds used in the food industry due to their diverse nu...
The effectiveness of maltodextrin(10%)and cactus mucilage(CM)(0%,0.25%,0.50%,0.75%,and 1%)as carrier agents was evaluated in the encapsulation of bioactive amaranth compounds.Spray drying,an efficient encapsulation me...
grateful to The Tunisian Ministry of High Education and research for financial support through national funds to Laboratory of Bioressources Integrative Biology and valorizatin;grateful the Foundation for Science and Technology(FCT,Portugal)for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO(UIDB/00690/2020)and SusTEC(LA/P/0007/2021);the F.Mandim PhD grant(SFRH/BD/146614/2019);L.Barros,M.I.Dias,and R.Calhelha thank the national funding by FCT,P.I.,through the institutional and S.A.Heleno to the individual scientific employment program-contract,for their contracts.
Suaeda fruticosa is an edible medicinal species belonging to the Amaranthaceae (Chenopodiaceae) family widely distributed in the Mediterranean regions, especially in Tunisia. This species shoots change their colour fr...
Alginate is a widely used polymer matrix in food industry since it allows formation of spherical, soft, and strong membranes adequate for encapsulation of a large amount of products, including food. The flow rate of a...
Six weeks BALB/c mice were fed with an atherogenic diet for 24 weeks and purified water ad libitum.An experimental group was given betanidin,orally,during the last 40 days of the experiment at a dose of 9.6 mg per mou...