Genus Hylocereus : Beneficial phytochemicals, nutritional importance, and biological relevance-A review

Tyrosine Hydroxylation in Betalain Pigment Biosynthesis Is Performed by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Beets (Beta vulgaris)

(2016) Rasika Sunnadeniya et al.   PLoS One

Impact of storage conditions and variety on quality attributes and aroma volatiles of pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.)

(2016) David Obenland et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Antioxidant capacity of betacyanins as radical scavengers for peroxyl radical and nitric oxide

(2015) Junsei Taira et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Effect of solvents on the extraction of natural pigments and adsorption onto TiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

(2015) Mahmoud A.M. Al-Alwani et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Characterisation of betalain biosynthesis in Parakeelya flowers identifies the key biosynthetic gene DOD as belonging to an expanded LigB gene family that is conserved in betalain-producing species

(2015) Hsiao-Hang Chung et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Effects of red pitaya juice supplementation on cardiovascular and hepatic changes in high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced metabolic syndrome rats

(2014) Nurul Shazini Ramli et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Chemical composition and in vitro evaluation of the cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of supercritical carbon dioxide extracts of pitaya (dragon fruit) peel

(2014) Hui Luo et al.   Chemistry Central Journal

Biological Activities of Plant Pigments Betalains

(2014) Fernando Gandía-Herrero et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of betanin: Electron spin resonance spectroscopy studies and studies in cultured cells

(2014) Tuba Esatbeyoglu et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Microencapsulation of Purified Amylase Enzyme from Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Peel in Arabic Gum-Chitosan using Freeze Drying

(2014) Mehrnoush Amid et al.   MOLECULES

Anti-diabetic activity of red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit

(2014) Alireza Omidizadeh et al.   RSC Advances

Characterization of cell wall polysaccharides of purple pitaya (Hylocereus sp.) pericarp

(2013) Alexander Montoya-Arroyo et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Optimization of Extraction of Novel Pectinase Enzyme Discovered in Red Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Peel

(2013) Nor Zohdi et al.   MOLECULES

Diversity in plant red pigments: anthocyanins and betacyanins

(2013) Masaaki Sakuta   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Biosynthesis of betalains: yellow and violet plant pigments

(2013) Fernando Gandía-Herrero et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Betalain production is possible in anthocyanin-producing plant species given the presence of DOPA-dioxygenase and L-DOPA

(2012) Nilangani N Harris et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Chemical characterization of Central American pitaya (Hylocereussp.) seeds and seed oil

(2012) M.G. Villalobos-Gutiérrez et al.   CyTA-Journal of Food

Simultaneous quantification of major flavonoids in “Bawanghua”, the edible flower of Hylocereus undatus using pressurised liquid extraction and high performance liquid chromatography

(2012) Yan Yi et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Physicochemical and nutritional properties of spray-dried pitaya fruit powder as natural colorant

(2012) Ng Lay Tze et al.   FOOD SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp.) Seed Oils: Their Characterization and Stability Under Storage Conditions

(2012) Wijitra Liaotrakoon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY

The beet R locus encodes a new cytochrome P450 required for red betalain production

(2012) Gregory J Hatlestad et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Safety assessment of methanol extract of red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus): Acute and subchronic toxicity studies

(2012) Sook Yee Hor et al.   REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Beetroot betalain inhibits peroxynitrite-mediated tyrosine nitration and DNA strand cleavage

(2011) Yasuko Sakihama et al.   FREE RADICAL RESEARCH

Three new glycosides fromHylocereus undatus

(2011) Xin Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH

Nutraceutical potential and antioxidant benefits of red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) extracts

(2011) Gian Carlo Tenore et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Oligosaccharides of pitaya (dragon fruit) flesh and their prebiotic properties

(2009) S. Wichienchot et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Chemical composition and DSC thermal properties of two species of Hylocereus cacti seed oil: Hylocereus undatus and Hylocereus polyrhizus

(2009) Hong Kwong Lim et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Separation of polar betalain pigments from cacti fruits of Hylocereus polyrhizus by ion-pair high-speed countercurrent chromatography

(2009) Sławomir Wybraniec et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Essential fatty acids of pitaya (dragon fruit) seed oil

(2008) A ARIFFIN et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Beta-carotene, lycopene, and alpha-tocopherol contents of selected Thai fruits

(2008) R. Charoensiri et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Biochemical bases of appearance and texture changes in fresh-cut fruit and vegetables

(2008) Peter M.A. Toivonen et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY