A Review of the Chemistry and Biological Activities of Natural Colorants, Dyes, and Pigments : Challenges, and Opportunities for Food, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical Application

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Natural pigments are important sources for the screening of bioactive lead compounds. This article reviewed the chemistry and therapeutic potentials of over 570 colored molecules from plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, algae, and marine sources. Moreover, related biological activities, advanced extraction, and identification approaches were reviewed. A variety of biological activities, including cytotoxicity against cancer cells, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, anti-microbial, antiviral, and anti-protozoal activities, have been reported for different pigments. Considering their structural backbone, they were classified as naphthoquinones, carotenoids, flavonoids, xanthones, anthocyanins, benzotropolones, alkaloids, terpenoids, isoprenoids, and non-isoprenoids. Alkaloid pigments were mostly isolated from bacteria and marine sources, while flavonoids were mostly found in plants and mushrooms. Colored quinones and xanthones were mostly extracted from plants and fungi, while colored polyketides and terpenoids are often found in marine sources and fungi. Carotenoids are mostly distributed among bacteria, followed by fungi and plants. The pigments isolated from insects have different structures, but among them, carotenoids and quinone/xanthone are the most important. Considering good manufacturing practices, the current permitted natural colorants are: Carotenoids (canthaxanthin, β-carotene, β-apo-8'-carotenal, annatto, astaxanthin) and their sources, lycopene, anthocyanins, betanin, chlorophyllins, spirulina extract, carmine and cochineal extract, henna, riboflavin, pyrogallol, logwood extract, guaiazulene, turmeric, and soy leghemoglobin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Chemistry & biodiversity - 20(2023), 8 vom: 04. Aug., Seite e202300561

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pasdaran, Ardalan [VerfasserIn]
Zare, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Hamedi, Azar [VerfasserIn]
Hamedi, Azadeh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

36-88-4
Algal metabolite
Anthocyanins
Bacteria
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
Carotenoids
Coloring Agents
Cosmetics
Fungi
Journal Article
Natural product
Pigment
Pigments, Biological
Review
Terpenes
Xanthones

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Date Completed 24.08.2023

Date Revised 24.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cbdv.202300561

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359715680