Red Beet Biotechnology Food and Pharmaceutical Applications

Application of advanced multidisciplinary research techniques has identified red beet as one of the super foods and a research model. This important book on red beet is the first comprehensive worldwide resource that encompasses biotechnological research advances made in the recent past.  Documentin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Neelwarne, Bhagyalakshmi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Red Beet: An Overview
  • 2. Biosynthesis and Regulation of Betalains in Red Beet
  • 3. Stability of Betalain Pigments of Red Beet
  • 4. Red Beet as a Model System for Studying Vacuolar Transport of Primary and Secondary Metabolites
  • 5. Plant Respiratory Metabolism: A Special Focus on the Physiology of Beetroot (Beta vulgarisL.) Mitochondria
  • 6. Lipoperoxyl Radical-Scavenging and Antioxidative Effects of Red Beet Pigments
  • 7. Anticancer Effects of Red Beet Pigments
  • 8. Anti-Diabetic Potentials of Red Beet pigments and Other Constituents
  • 9. Cell and Tissue Culture Studies in Beta vulgaris L.
  • 10. Red Beet Hairy Root Cultures
  • 11. Bioreactors for the Cultivation of Red Beet Hairy Roots
  • 12. Peroxidases and other Enzymes from Red Beet Hairy Roots
  • 13. Downstream Processing of Red Beet Hairy Roots
  • 14. Extraction of Red Beet Pigments
  • 15. Aqueous Two Phase Extraction for the Recovery of Beet Pigments and Enzymes
  • 16. Techno-Commercial Aspects of Relevance to Red Beet