Biotechnology is a rapidly growing research area which is immediately translated into industrial applications. Although over 1000 research papers have emerged on various aspects of red beet and the chemistry of betalaines pigments, surprisingly no comprehensive book is available. The proposed Red Beet book encompasses a scholarly compilation of recent biotechnological research developments made in basic science, biochemistry of the chief components, technological developments in augmenting and recovery of such useful compounds and value-added products with discussions on future perspectives. The book will provide detailed information of the chemistry of the main components of normal and genetically engineered beetroot.
Author(s): Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, Sowbhagya B. Halagur (auth.), Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 435
City: Mysore
Tags: Food Science; Biotechnology; Chemistry/Food Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Red Beet: An Overview....Pages 1-43
Biosynthesis and Regulation of Betalains in Red Beet....Pages 45-54
Stability of Betalain Pigments of Red Beet....Pages 55-74
Red Beet as a Model System for Studying Vacuolar Transport of Primary and Secondary Metabolites....Pages 75-90
Plant Respiratory Metabolism: A Special Focus on the Physiology of Beetroot ( Beta Vulgaris L.) Mitochondria....Pages 91-104
Lipoperoxyl Radical Scavenging and Antioxidative Effects of Red Beet Pigments....Pages 105-124
Anticancer Effects of Red Beet Pigments....Pages 125-154
Anti-diabetic Potentials of Red Beet Pigments and Other Constituents....Pages 155-174
Cell and Tissue Culture Studies in Beta vulgaris L....Pages 175-198
Red Beet Hairy Root Cultures....Pages 199-249
Bioreactors for the Cultivation of Red Beet Hairy Roots....Pages 251-281
Peroxidases and Other Enzymes from Red Beet Hairy Roots....Pages 283-333
Downstream Processing of Red Beet Hairy Roots....Pages 335-372
Extraction of Red Beet Pigments....Pages 373-391
Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction for the Recovery of Beet Pigments and Enzymes....Pages 393-408
Techno-commercial Aspects of Relevance to Red Beet....Pages 409-426
Back Matter....Pages 427-435
