betalain

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betalain [′bed·ə‚lān]

(biochemistry)

The name for a group of 35 red or yellow compounds found only in plants of the family Caryophyllales, including red beets, red chard, and cactus fruits.

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No references found			Cacti-Nea is a soluble cactus fruit extract that, thanks to a high concentration of the betalain, indicaxanthin, offers natural weight management support and antioxidant protection. Weight and sports nutrition focus for BioSerae by Nutraceutical Business & Technology Some specific topics examined include betalain pigments and color quality, achieving phytonutrient enhancement in a potato by breeding for increased pigment, and the role of color and pigments in breeding, genetics, and nutritional improvement of carrots. Color quality of fresh and preserved foods by SciTech Book News In a recent study the antiviral and antimicrobial effects of betalain pigments have been reported (Strack et al. Betanin a betacyanin pigment purified from fruits of Opuntia ... by Sreekanth, Devalraju; Arunasree, M.K.; Roy, Karnati R.; Reddy, T. Chandramohan; Reddy, Gorla V.; Red / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology			Beta tape beta taxonomy beta test beta test site beta testing beta version beta weight beta-absorption gage beta-blocker beta-carotene beta-cutoff frequency beta-decay spectrum beta-gamma survey meter beta-lactamase beta-ray spectrometer Beta/VHS debacle Betab, Abdulkhak Sufi Betacam Betacam SX betacyanin betafite Betaherpesvirinae betaine Betal Edykovich Kalmykov Betal Kalmykov betalain Betamax Betamaxed betamethasone Betancourt, Romulo Betancourt, Rómulo Betania betanin betaphile betatron betatron oscillations betaware betaxanthin Betekhtin, Anatolii Betekhtin, Anatolii Georgievich betel Betel Leaf betel nut Betelgeuse Beten Beth-anath Beth-anoth Beth-arabah Beth-aven Beth-baal-meon Beth-car			Betaherpesvirinae Betaherpesvirinae Betahistine Betahistine HCL Bétail et Viande de Normandie betaine betaine betaine betaine hydrochloride Betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase Betaines Betaines Betaines betake betake oneself betaken betakes betaking Betal Edykovich Kalmykov Betal Kalmykov Betalactam Betalactam Betalactam antibiotic Betalactam antibiotic Betalactam antibiotics Betalactam antibiotics Betalactamase Betalactamase Betalactamase Betalactoglobulin betalain BetalingsService Betalipoprotein Deficiency Disease Betalipoprotein Deficiency Disease Betaloc Betaloc Betaloc Durules Betamax Betamax Digital Audio Betamaxed betamethasone betamethasone betamethasone betamethasone Betamethasone acetate Betamethasone acetate Betamethasone acetate betamethasone acetate and sodium phosphate Betamethasone benzoate Betamethasone benzoate Betamethasone benzoate Betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone sodium phosphate Betamethasone sodium phosphate Betamethasone sodium phosphate Betamethasone valerate Betamethasone valerate Betamethasone valerate Betamethasone valerate

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