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Betalains

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Definition: Compounds derived from TYROSINE via betalamic acid, including BETAXANTHINS and BETACYANINS. They are found in the Caryophyllales order of PLANTS and some BASIDIOMYCETES.     
Pharmacological Action Coloring Agents
Examples Betacyanins; Betaxanthins 		Other names Betalain Pigments
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
gomphrenin I  0   *Betalains. Phytochemistry 1994 Oct;37(3):761-7
betalamic acid  18766-66-0   *Pyridines *Betalains. Hoppe Seyler's Z Physiol Chem 353(2):127;1972

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