Anthocyanins. Plant Pigments and Beyond

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Celestino Santos Buelga (Autor) Outra; Nuno Mateus (Autor) FCUP; Victor De Freitas (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Vol. 62

Páginas: 6879-6884

ISSN: 0021-8561

Editora: American Chemical Society

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 99 Citações

Scopus - 107 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências agrárias > Outras ciências agrárias

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-QK1

DOI: 10.1021/jf501950s

Abstract (EN): Anthocyanins are plant pigments widespread in nature. They play relevant roles in plant propagation and ecophysiology and plant defense mechanisms and are responsible for the color of fruits and vegetables. A large number of novel anthocyanin structures have been identified, including new families such as pyranoanthocyanins or anthocyanin oligomers; their biosynthesis pathways have been elucidated, and new plants with "a la carte" colors have been created by genetic engineering. Furthermore, evidence about their benefits in human health has accumulated, and processes of anthocyanin absorption and biotransformation in the human organism have started to be ascertained. These advances in anthocyanin research were revised in the Seventh International Workshop on Anthocyanins that took place in Porto (Portugal) on September 9-11, 2013. Some selected papers are collected in this special issue, where aspects such as anthocyanin accumulation in plants, relationship with color expression, stability in plants and food, and bioavailability or biological activity are revised.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 6