Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9029
ISSN: 2329-9029
Winifred Tawiah Kyereko
IR Iran
Review Article
Structure, Functions and Biosynthetic Pathway of Naturally Occurring Anthocyanin in Sweet Potato - A Review
Author(s): Hanna Amoanimaa-Dede, Zhu Hongbo, Winifred Tawiah Kyereko, Akwasi Yeboah, Kwadwo Gyapong Agyenim-Boateng, Michael Essien Sakyi and Collins Amponsah AsiamahHanna Amoanimaa-Dede, Zhu Hongbo, Winifred Tawiah Kyereko, Akwasi Yeboah, Kwadwo Gyapong Agyenim-Boateng, Michael Essien Sakyi and Collins Amponsah Asiamah
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