Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body
Anthocyanins are biologically active water-soluble plant pigments that are responsible for blue, purple, and red colors in various plant parts—especially in fruits and blooms. Anthocyanins have attracted attention as natural food colorants to be used in yogurts, juices, marmalades, and bakery produc...
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| author | Vidmantas Bendokas Vidmantas Stanys Ingrida Mažeikienė Sonata Trumbeckaite Rasa Baniene Julius Liobikas |
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| description | Anthocyanins are biologically active water-soluble plant pigments that are responsible for blue, purple, and red colors in various plant parts—especially in fruits and blooms. Anthocyanins have attracted attention as natural food colorants to be used in yogurts, juices, marmalades, and bakery products. Numerous studies have also indicated the beneficial health effects of anthocyanins and their metabolites on human or animal organisms, including free-radical scavenging and antioxidant activity. Thus, our aim was to review the current knowledge about anthocyanin occurrence in plants, their stability during processing, and also the bioavailability and protective effects related to the antioxidant activity of anthocyanins in human and animal brains, hearts, livers, and kidneys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09239e3c7fb344e4925f77daffc167bb2023-11-20T12:22:27ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212020-09-019981910.3390/antiox9090819Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the BodyVidmantas Bendokas0Vidmantas Stanys1Ingrida Mažeikienė2Sonata Trumbeckaite3Rasa Baniene4Julius Liobikas5Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, 54333 Babtai, LithuaniaInstitute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, 54333 Babtai, LithuaniaInstitute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, 54333 Babtai, LithuaniaLaboratory of Biochemistry, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaLaboratory of Biochemistry, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaLaboratory of Biochemistry, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaAnthocyanins are biologically active water-soluble plant pigments that are responsible for blue, purple, and red colors in various plant parts—especially in fruits and blooms. Anthocyanins have attracted attention as natural food colorants to be used in yogurts, juices, marmalades, and bakery products. Numerous studies have also indicated the beneficial health effects of anthocyanins and their metabolites on human or animal organisms, including free-radical scavenging and antioxidant activity. Thus, our aim was to review the current knowledge about anthocyanin occurrence in plants, their stability during processing, and also the bioavailability and protective effects related to the antioxidant activity of anthocyanins in human and animal brains, hearts, livers, and kidneys.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/9/819anthocyanin metabolitesantioxidantscardioprotectionhepatoprotectionnephroprotectionneuroprotection |
| spellingShingle | Vidmantas Bendokas Vidmantas Stanys Ingrida Mažeikienė Sonata Trumbeckaite Rasa Baniene Julius Liobikas Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body Antioxidants anthocyanin metabolites antioxidants cardioprotection hepatoprotection nephroprotection neuroprotection |
| title | Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body |
| title_full | Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body |
| title_fullStr | Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body |
| title_short | Anthocyanins: From the Field to the Antioxidants in the Body |
| title_sort | anthocyanins from the field to the antioxidants in the body |
| topic | anthocyanin metabolites antioxidants cardioprotection hepatoprotection nephroprotection neuroprotection |
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