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anthocyanin

[‚an·thə′sī·ə·nən]
(biochemistry)
Any of the intensely colored, sap-soluble glycoside plant pigments responsible for most scarlet, purple, mauve, and blue coloring in higher plants.
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For the analysis of total anthocyanins of wines in the first cycle (2015/2016), S-ABA600 (207 mg 100[g.sup.-1]) presented the highest anthocyanin content.
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(11,12) To date, this plant has been reported to contain phenolic compounds such as anthocyanin, flavanol, and procyanidins that are responsible for numerous biological activities such as reducing serum glucose concentration and improving lipid profile, antioxidant and urinary antiseptic activities, etc.
Potato chips pretreated with 1% and 2% citric acid solution had more monomeric anthocyanin content and less polymeric anthocyanin color, as compared to other pretreated samples.
The extent of overestimation will likely depend on the anthocyanin concentration, the presence of other binders, the pH and amount of S[O.sub.2], and the calculation used to convert "Free AO" to molecular.
One 2017 study found that young and middle-aged women who took high amounts of the antioxidant anthocyanin had a 32 percent lower risk of heart attack than women with lower intakes.
Purple cauliflower's color is due to its high anthocyanin content.
MONDAY, May 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Anthocyanin intake is associated with slower decline in lung function, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2018 International Conference, held from May 18 to 23 in San Diego.
The study,published in Scientific Reports, found a new cyanidin anthocyanin in berries.
The aim of our study was to examine the association between anthocyanin supplementation and total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), LDL, HDL, apolipoprotein A1 and B, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumour necrosis factor-[infinity] (TNF-[infinity]) levels.
The content of each anthocyanin at different temperatures corresponding to each juice is presented in Table 1.
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