Finding in nature, cell cultures, use and pharmacological action of betalains and their derivatives
AUTHORS : Kopytko Ya.F. | Tolkachev O. N.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants (VILAR) (Moscow)
YEAR : 2020
SUMMARY The review is devoted to information on natural sources of alkaloids-pigments of the betalain class, biotechnology of cell cultures for the production of these substances, application and pharmacological action of betalains and their derivatives. Information on plants containing betalains, general characteristics of these pigments of various structures, data on their use on the
basis of their pharmacological action, shows that they are promising for the creation of new drugs
