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betacyanin

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betacyanin

[¦bād·ə¦sī·ə·nən]
(biochemistry)
A group of purple plant pigments found in leaves, flowers, and roots of members of the order Caryophyllales.
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Growth regulator-induced betacyanin accumulation and dopa-4,5-dioxygenase (DODA) gene expression in euhalophyte Suaeda salsa calli.
The betacyanin content and betaxanthin content were calculated using the following equation:
"It also contains nitrates, betaine, magnesium and other antioxidants (notably betacyanin).
Betacyanin, the pigment that gives beetroot its colour, is an antioxidant which speeds up detoxification in your liver.
Adachi, "Stimulation of betacyanin synthesis through exogenous methyl jasmonate and other elicitors in suspension-cultured cells of Portulaca" Journal of Plant Physiology, vol.
Betacyanin contents, in the pulp and peel of Hylocereus fruits, are 10.3 to 13.8 mg 100 [g.sup.-1] (Wu et al., 2006) and have been identified using several techniques (Wybraniec et al., 2007).
Colorant properties and stability of amaranthus betacyanin pigments.
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