Biosynthesis and radical scavenging activity of betalains during the cultivation of red beet (Beta vulgaris) hairy root cultures.
Betalains biosynthesis and antiradical scavenging activity were investigated during cultivation of four hairy root cultures of Beta vulgaris, obtained from different cultivars (Bordo, Egyptian, Detroit 2 and Detroit Dark Red). The best producer of betalains was a hairy root culture from Beta vulgaris cv. Detroit Dark Red (13.27 mg/g dry weight total pigment production). The ethanol extract, derived from roots of the same culture grown for 15 days under submerged conditions, showed a high antiradical activity (83% of inhibition of the stable DPPH.).
Pavlov
Atanas
A
Group of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Plovdiv.
Kovatcheva
Petia
P
Georgiev
Vasil
V
Koleva
Irina
I
Ilieva
Mladenka
M
D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D050858:Betalains; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000502:physiology*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D050858:Betalains