betalain

甜菜色素

发音

/ˈbiːtəleɪn/

词形变化

betalains 复数 betalains

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents.

    甜菜色素

    2004 — Luisa Tesoriere, Mario Allegra, Daniela Butera, & Maria A. Livrea. "Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary anioxidant betalains in LDLs: potential health effects of betalains in humans." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 80: 941-945. Betalains, known for a long time as safe colorants for food or other industrial purposes, are phytochemicals that were recently classified as antioxidants.

词源

Coined to describe the pigments as derivatives from betalamic acid, from Latin bēta (“beet”), + -in.

来源：wiktionary