Anthocyanins are colored water-soluble pigments belonging to the phenolic group. The pigments are in glycosylated forms. Anthocyanins responsible for the colors, red, purple, and blue, are in fruits and vegetables. Berries, currants, grapes, and some tropical fruits have high anthocyanins content. Red to purplish blue-colored leafy vegetables, grains, roots, and tubers are the edible vegetables...

in this research, the quality indices, phenolic compounds (hydroxy tyrosol, tyrosol, cinamic and vanilic acid), fatty acids and pigments from olive oil of cultivars ‘zard’, ‘roghani’, and ‘mari’ (from kazeroon region, located in fars province), were assessed. measurement of phenolic compounds showed that ‘mari’ cultivar oil contained the highest cinamic and vanilic acids with 1.4 and 1.18 milli...

Allergic reactions to metals and metal salts used in pigments for tattoos are surprisingly frequent. The objective of this study was to quantify the metal content of tattoo inks using the sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis (SF-ICP-MS). The inks were subjected to a robust microwave digestion in a mixture of nitric and fluoridric acids, and hydrogen-peroxide. A tot...

Studies of brilliant carotenoid-based coloration in birds have traditionally centred on the role that these colours play in attracting mates. More recently, biologists have begun to take a biochemical approach to understanding the types of pigments found in feathers and how these relate to the expression of ornamental coloration. Nevertheless, surprisingly few studies have assessed the types an...

Ancient Indian study of plants, known as ‘Vrikshayurveda’, was meticulously organized into 325 Sanskrit slokas and published in a book the same name by Surapala about 1000 years ago with number recommendations for promoting plant development warding off illness. “Kunapajala” is referred here nutrient solution. Kunapajala liquid ferment from animal wastes that contained flesh, dung, urine, bone ...