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The comparison of betalain composition and chosen biological activities for differently pigmented prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris) varieties

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Betalains are a group of plant originated pigments with chemopreventive potential. The aim of this study was to relate the composition of betalains and chosen biological activities (antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-genotoxic and influence on enzymatic activities) for extracts from differently pigmented varieties of prickly pear (yellow, orange and red) and beetroot (white and red). The assumption was that phytocomplexes of tested varieties of the same plant species would exhibit generally similar chemical composition differing mostly in betalain content, which will be reflected by their biological activity. Betalain composition analysis and antioxidant profiles confirmed that the content and composition of these pigments is strongly correlated with the antioxidant activity of tested plant extracts measured by spectrophotometric methods and CAA test. However, the results of determinations of other biological activities showed that in the case of actual plant foods, there was no simple relationship between betalain content or composition and chemopreventive potential.

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Category:
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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION pages 1 - 12,
ISSN: 0963-7486
Language:
English
Publication year:
2019
Bibliographic description:
Koss-Mikołajczyk I., Kusznierewicz B., Wiczkowski W., Sawicki T., Bartoszek-Pączkowska A.: The comparison of betalain composition and chosen biological activities for differently pigmented prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris) varieties// INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION. -, (2019), s.1-12
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Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1080/09637486.2018.1529148
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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