Progress of Betalains Biology

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2019.04.014

Subtropical Plant Science ›› 2019, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (04): 378-383.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2019.04.014

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Progress of Betalains Biology

XU Su-xia, HUANG Qing-yun, LIN Chun-song, HE En-ming

(Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany／Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropical Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Xiamen 361006, Fujian China)

Received:2019-09-27 Revised:2019-11-15 Online:2019-12-30 Published:2019-12-30
Contact: XU?Su-xia

甜菜色素的生物学研究进展

徐夙侠，黄青云，林春松，何恩铭

(福建省亚热带植物研究所／福建省亚热带植物生理与生化重点实验室，福建厦门 361006)

通讯作者: 徐夙侠
作者简介:徐夙侠，博士，研究员，从事植物次生代谢研究。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(No. 31372093)

Abstract

Abstract: Betalains are water-soluble nitrogen-containing pigments, which accumulate in flowers, fruits and occasionally in vegetative tissues of plants, belonging to most families in Caryophyllales, and fungi. Betalains comprise the red-violet betacyanins and the yellow betaxanthins. There are about 75 betalains structurally and unambiguously identified from plants. Besides roles similar to anthocyanins in plants, betalains are pigments exerting antioxidant and radical scavenging activities. Betalains biosynthesis begins with tyrosine, including four or five enzymatic reactions and spontaneous reactions. In this paper, new advances of betalains biology are reviewed.

Key words: betalains, stability, antioxidant, biosynthesis

摘要： 甜菜色素(Betalains)是一类以六碳结构为骨架的水溶性色素，存在于石竹目Caryophyllales的绝大部分科和一类真菌中。目前已知甜菜色素大约有75种，都属于季胺型生物碱，可以分为两类：甜菜黄素(Betaxanthin)和甜菜红素(Betacyanin)。甜菜色素除了赋予花、果、叶着色，吸引昆虫，提高植物本身抗逆能力等外，也具有优良的抗氧化作用。甜菜色素的合成代谢始于酪氨酸，是由4～5个关键酶催化反应和一系列自发反应构成的反应网络。本文结合国内外最新研究进展，对甜菜色素理化性质、生理功能、合成以及应用做较为全面的综述。

关键词: 甜菜色素, 稳定性, 抗氧化, 合成

CLC Number:

TS202.3

XU Su-xia, HUANG Qing-yun, LIN Chun-song, HE En-ming. Progress of Betalains Biology[J]. Subtropical Plant Science, 2019, 48(04): 378-383.

徐夙侠，黄青云，林春松，何恩铭. 甜菜色素的生物学研究进展[J]. 亚热带植物科学, 2019, 48(04): 378-383.

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