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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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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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 |
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Mihaela TURTURICĂ Ana Maria OANCEA Gabriela RÂPEANU Gabriela BAHRIM |
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Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties |
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Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties |
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Anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties |
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anthocyanins: naturally occuring fruit pigments with functional properties |
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Galati University Press |
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Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology |
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1843-5157 2068-259X |
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2015-08-01 |
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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. |
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anthocyanin biochemistry bioavailability |
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http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Anale%202015/1%20Turturica%20et%20al.pdf |
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