Betalains protect various body organs through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pathways by Nilesh Prakash Nirmal, Seema Medhe, Merina Dahal, Pankaj Koirala, Siriwan Nirmal, Fahad Al-Asmari, Baojun Xu

“…Betalains are natural coloring pigments with betalamic acid as the core structure of all subclasses. …”
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DREDGING IMPACT ON THE LAKE MANZHEROK (REPUBLIC OF ALTAY) HYDRO/ BIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY/MICRO/BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS by Dmitry M. Bezmaternykh, Vladimir V. Kirillov, Nadezhda I. Yermolaeva, Laura M. Kipryanova, Lyubov V. Yanygina, Elena Y. Mitrofanova, Olga N. Vdovina, Anton V. Kotovschikov, Evgeniya Y. Zarubina

“…In water we found the sapropel vegetative pigments with the chlorophyll a of 237 mg/m3. We identified 16 species of zooplankton with 3.5–18.2 thousand pieces/m3 abundance with 23.4–97.3 mg/m3 biomass. …”

Review of design and manufacturing of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) hydrogel for agriculture in arid areas by Maysa Muhammad, Medhat Tawfic, Mohamed Taha, Ahmed Elsabbagh

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Do Endangered Glacial Relicts Have a Chance for Effective Conservation in the Age of Global Warming? A Case Study: <i>Salix lapponum</i> in Eastern Poland by Michał Arciszewski, Magdalena Pogorzelec, Marzena Parzymies, Urszula Bronowicka-Mielniczuk, Tomasz Mieczan

“…Plants were exposed for 12 h to temperature extremes (0 °C and 30 °C), after which the values of selected markers of the biochemical response were determined, such as photosynthetic pigments and anthocyanin content, guaiacol peroxidase and catalase activity, the presence of ROS and the RWC value. …”
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Interactions Between Potentially Toxic Nanoparticles (Cu, CuO, ZnO, and TiO₂) and the Cyanobacterium <i>Arthrospira platensis</i>: Biological Adaptations to Xenobiotics by Ludmila Rudi, Liliana Cepoi, Tatiana Chiriac, Svetlana Djur

“…NP toxicity was observed through the reduction in photosynthetic pigments and the disappearance of phycobiliproteins. …”
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Symbiotic Root-Endophytic Soil Microbes Improve Crop Productivity and Provide Environmental Benefits by Gary E. Harman, Norman Uphoff

“…ROS are increased by environmental stresses on plants or by overexcitation of photosynthetic pigments. Gene overexpression results in a cellular environment where ROS levels are controlled and made more compatible with plants’ metabolic processes. …”
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Application of Satellite Image Processing Methods for Hydrocarbon Field Search by R. V. Fiodоrtsev, A. R. Silie Cuenca, D. A. Kozhevnikov, V. M. Medina, R. Delgado

“…The object of the study is software methods of the Earth surface images processing obtained from the VRSS-2 satellite to determine the spectral composition of the vegetation cover to detect the presence of carotenoids during prolonged exposure to hydrocarbons.The photosynthetic pigments of higher plants (chlorophylls, carotenoids and phytobiliproteins) were analyzed. …”
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Gingival Depigmentation Using Diode 980 nm and Erbium-YAG 2940 nm Lasers: A Split-Mouth Clinical Comparative Study by Zaid Kamel Jnaid Harb, Walid El-Sayed, Jumma Alkhabuli

“…Gingival hyperpigmentation, “black gum,” refers to black discrete single or multiple pigments on the gingiva. Several factors may play a role in gingival hyperpigmentation ranging from physiologic pigmentation to manifestations of systemic diseases. …”
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Effects of Seed Priming with Zinc Sulfate on Nutritional Enrichment and Biochemical Fingerprints of Momordica charantia by Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Nabila Farah, Saqib Mahmood, Javaria Altaf, Ghulam Mustafa

“…It has been concluded from this study that seed priming with zinc sulfate can improve seedling establishment, photosynthetic pigments, and stable nutritive value. Therefore, zinc from zinc sulfate priming has been proved as a beneficial fertilizer for M. charantia plant growth, yield, and nutraceutical potential.…”
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Comparative response of fennel, ajwain, and anise in terms of osmolytes accumulation, ion imbalance, photosynthetic and growth functions under salinity by Javad Nouripour-Sisakht, Parviz Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad H. Ehtemam

“…Two genotypes from each of the three medicinal species were exposed to a wide range of water salinities, including 0 (control), 40, 80, and 120 mM NaCl and comparative changes in the leaf photosynthetic pigments, osmoticums, antioxidative enzymes, ionic homeostasis, essential oil, and plant growth were assessed. …”
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Development and validation of an analytical method for detecting chlorantraniliprole residues in fresh tea leaves by Tengfei Liu, Minghui Dong, Fengjie Zhou, Daifeng Yang, Xueming Zhang

“…An efficient method using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as dispersive solid-phase extraction sorbent was established for determining chlorantraniliprole residues in fresh tea leaves, which are known to be a troublesome matrix containing abundant pigments, via gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. …”
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The Effect of Beneng Taro (Xanthosoma undipes K.Koch) Flour Substitution on Physical and Sensory Characteristics of Muffins by Winda Nurtiana, Rina Rismaya, Eko Yuliastuti Endah Sulistyawati, Athiefah Fauziyyah, Dini Nur Hakiki, Mohamad Rajih Radiansyah, Alfi Rahmawan

“…Beneng taro contains functional compounds including carotenoid pigments and dietary fiber. The use of  beneng taro in food can increase product functionality and as a form of food diversification. …”
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Molecular, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses to Progressive Biotic Stress Caused by Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Turnip Mosaic Virus in Saffron by Marzieh Shamshiri, Conchi Sánchez, Saleta Rico, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hassan Rezadoost, Masoud Shams-Bakhsh

“…The lowest contents of leaf pigments, flowering performance, petal anthocyanin, greenness, and photosynthesis properties were observed in plants infected with CMV and TuMV. …”
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Effects of nonspecific resistance in barley genotypes obtained by cell selection by O. N. Shupletsova, S. Yu. Ogorodnikova, Ya. I. Nazarova

“…Against stressful soil backgrounds, regenerative lines induced on in vitro media with cadmium or aluminum were observed to have a low manifestation of oxidative stress symptoms, tested by the intensity of lipid peroxidation and the content of photosynthetic pigments in the leaves, which provided these genotypes with higher seed productivity (1.5–3.6 times in the number of grains, and 1.5– 3.0 times in the grain weight per plant) and adaptive advantages compared to the original genotype and regenerants induced on an in vitro medium with water deficiency. …”
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Thermal Decarboxylation of Betacyanins in Red Beet Betalain-Rich Extract by Agnieszka Kumorkiewicz, Katarzyna Sutor, Boris Nemzer, Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, Sławomir Wybraniec

“…Betalains are one of the most common groups of plant pigments found in nature, especially in red beetroot ( Beta vulgaris L.) which is the main commercially exploited source of betalains produced in the form of concentrates or powders. …”
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Genotypic and Environmental Variations in Kernel Color Indices in the Main Almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) Cultivars Grown in North-Eastern Morocco by El Hassan Sakar, Mohamed El Yamani, Abdelali Boussakouran, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Drought conditions during fruit development seemed to improve kernel quality via synthesis of pigments resulting in higher a∗ and b∗.…”
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Microencapsulation of β-Carotene by Spray Drying: Effect of Wall Material Concentration and Drying Inlet Temperature by Luiz C. Corrêa-Filho, Maria M. Lourenço, Margarida Moldão-Martins, Vítor D. Alves

“…Carotenoids are a class of natural pigments found mainly in fruits and vegetables. Among them, β-carotene is regarded the most potent precursor of vitamin A. …”
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Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis Uncovers the Role of Anthocyanin Metabolism in Michelia maudiae by Xiaoan Lang, Na Li, Lingfei Li, Shouzhou Zhang

“…The increasing expression of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) might play an important role in the occurrence of rubellis pigments, while the overexpression of anthocyanidin reductase (ANR) in white flowers may promote the biosynthesis of proanthocyanidins. …”
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Oxidative Stability of Virgin Avocado Oil Enriched with Avocado Leaves and Olive-Fruit-Processing By-Products (Leaves, Pomace) via Ultrasound-Assisted Maceration by Ioanna Pyrka, Stavros Stefanidis, Stella A. Ordoudi, Sofia Lalou, Nikolaos Nenadis

“…Maceration with AL and OL added pigments (β-carotene, lutein, α-chlorophyll, and α-pheophytin) but only AL significantly boosted α-tocopherol levels (up to 3.7-fold). …”
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A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes by Junliang Lu, Jun Xu, Ziyong Zhou, Zhaohui Zhang, Jun Li, Wei Zhang, Kefu Chen

“…As a renewable and naturally degradable biomass resource, CNCs have the potential to be applied for the dispersion and stabilization of hydrophobic pigments by compounding with surfactants.…”
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