Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
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Department of Crop Breeding and Genetics, College of Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Haida Road, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P.R. China

Publications

• Review Article   
  Structure, Functions and Biosynthetic Pathway of Naturally Occurring Anthocyanin in Sweet Potato - A Review
  Author(s): Amoanimaa-Dede H, Hongbo Z*, Kyereko WT, Yeboah A and Agyenim-Boateng KA
  
  Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) has several phytochemicals including anthocyanin that provide many special health-promoting functions as well as other functional components. Sweet potato is thought to be a healthgiving food owing to the numerous diversities of natural products, especially antioxidants. Anthocyanins are natural hydro-soluble pigments which give the purple, blue and red colouration evident in fruits, leaves, flowers, and storage organs. Anthocyanins are beneficial to human health due to their potent antioxidative properties which protect against several chronic disorders, thus a valuable constituent in the human diet. The pathway for biosynthesis of anthocyanin has been clearly defined with its key regulatory genes identified and segregated in diverse species. Cyanidin or Peonidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside with associated acylated derivate are the two .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9029.19.7.234

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