Zhang Yang, Butelli Eugenio, Martin Cathie
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom.
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom.
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2014 Jun;19:81-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.05.011. Epub 2014 Jun 5.
Anthocyanins are water-soluble pigments giving the red, purple and blue colours of many flowers and fruit. In addition to their physiological roles in plants, to attract pollinators and seed dispersers, dietary anthocyanins are associated with protection against certain cancers, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic human disorders. Enhanced supplies of pure anthocyanins would service the demands of research to investigate these health-promoting effects and would also prove a valuable resource for the colourants and cosmetic industries to investigate the effects of chemical modifications, co-pigments, and pH on colour and stability for developing new plant sources of natural colourants, and new natural colours.
花青素是水溶性色素，赋予许多花朵和果实红色、紫色和蓝色。除了在植物中具有吸引传粉者和种子传播者的生理作用外，食用花青素还与预防某些癌症、心血管疾病和其他人类慢性疾病有关。增加纯花青素的供应将满足研究这些促进健康作用的需求，也将为着色剂和化妆品行业提供宝贵资源，以研究化学修饰、共色素和pH值对颜色和稳定性的影响，从而开发新的天然色素植物来源和新的天然色素。
