Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties

Anthocyanin is a water-soluble pigment existing in plants, and has various health benefits to humans. As far as that goes, the number and location of the hydroxyl groups of the parent nucleus have significant effects on the anthocyanin activities. This review summarizes anthocyanin content in fruits...

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Main Authors: Mihaela TURTURICĂ, Ana Maria OANCEA, Gabriela RÂPEANU, Gabriela BAHRIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galati University Press 2015-08-01
Series:Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology
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Online Access:http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Anale%202015/1%20Turturica%20et%20al.pdf
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spelling doaj-0172be57bbd449f597b444d645a9149f2020-11-24T22:31:46ZengGalati University PressAnnals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology1843-51572068-259X2015-08-01391924Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional propertiesMihaela TURTURICĂ0Ana Maria OANCEA1Gabriela RÂPEANU2 Gabriela BAHRIM3”Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati”Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati”Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati”Dunărea de Jos” University of GalatiAnthocyanin is a water-soluble pigment existing in plants, and has various health benefits to humans. As far as that goes, the number and location of the hydroxyl groups of the parent nucleus have significant effects on the anthocyanin activities. This review summarizes anthocyanin content in fruits, the importance of anthocyanin in relation to human health, some aspects of anthocyanin biochemistry and their bioavailability, the distribution in some fruits, the biosynthetic pathway, different extraction, separation and purification methods, and also identification methods. Beneficial effects of anthocyanin pigments are reported in the scientific literature and these compounds are nowadays recognized as potentially therapeutic. The lack of antioxidant defense mechanisms in humans is associated with the cardiovascular and coronary artery diseases, cancer and diabetes, besides others.http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Anale%202015/1%20Turturica%20et%20al.pdfanthocyaninbiochemistrybioavailability
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author Mihaela TURTURICĂ
Ana Maria OANCEA
Gabriela RÂPEANU
Gabriela BAHRIM
spellingShingle Mihaela TURTURICĂ
Ana Maria OANCEA
Gabriela RÂPEANU
Gabriela BAHRIM
Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology
anthocyanin
biochemistry
bioavailability
author_facet Mihaela TURTURICĂ
Ana Maria OANCEA
Gabriela RÂPEANU
Gabriela BAHRIM
author_sort Mihaela TURTURICĂ
title Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
title_short Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
title_full Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
title_fullStr Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
title_full_unstemmed Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
title_sort anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties
publisher Galati University Press
series Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology
issn 1843-5157
2068-259X
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Anthocyanin is a water-soluble pigment existing in plants, and has various health benefits to humans. As far as that goes, the number and location of the hydroxyl groups of the parent nucleus have significant effects on the anthocyanin activities. This review summarizes anthocyanin content in fruits, the importance of anthocyanin in relation to human health, some aspects of anthocyanin biochemistry and their bioavailability, the distribution in some fruits, the biosynthetic pathway, different extraction, separation and purification methods, and also identification methods. Beneficial effects of anthocyanin pigments are reported in the scientific literature and these compounds are nowadays recognized as potentially therapeutic. The lack of antioxidant defense mechanisms in humans is associated with the cardiovascular and coronary artery diseases, cancer and diabetes, besides others.
topic anthocyanin
biochemistry
bioavailability
url http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Anale%202015/1%20Turturica%20et%20al.pdf
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