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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"betalain"”.
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Strategies to increase production of betalain pigments and their use as SynBio tools
Betalains are plant pigments showing a wide range of potential applications in the pharmacological, biotechnological and commodity sectors. They are currently being used as natural food colorants, and intermediates of the biosynthetic pathway exhibit important pharmacological properties (e.g. …
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Convergent evolution of betalains in Caryophyllales
In this thesis, I investigate the evolution of betalains in Caryophyllales. Betalains are a group of red and yellow pigments, which in plants occur only in the order Caryophyllales. Here, betalains replace the otherwise ubiquitous anthocyanin pigments, and the two pigment types appear mutually …
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Characterization of pigments from cultivated Amaranthus species and assessment of their commercial applications as natural food colorants
… with naturally derived alternatives. Of these, betalain pigments derived from beets (Beta vulgaris L.) serve as an important alternative to the synthetic dye FD&C Red 40 for many different low-acid food applications. Betalains are a versatile class of colorants, but their application can be …
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Engineering a Reverse C4 Photosynthetic Pathway in C3 species Arabidopsis thaliana
… tested. Three enzymes for the biosynthesis of betalain were transiently expressed in tobacco in the presence of scaffold proteins of various structures. However, betalain production was inhibited. Varying the number of domains on scaffold proteins or attaching them to the vacuole membrane did …
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Identification and characterization of potent odorants in selected beet root (Beta vulgaris) products
… a culinary setting, it is highly valued for its betalain pigments, which provide a natural source of colorant for food and pharmaceutical use. Despite the beet’s impact on our food supply, the majority of the flavor research on beets concentrates on contaminating aromas in beet sugar. A small …