Natural product research
Natural pigments as eco-friendly staining agents: evaluation of β-carotene-rich carrot and betanin-rich beetroot extracts for bacterial biofilm visualisation.
Eliana Câmpelo Lago, Andreanne Gomes Vasconcelos, Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo-Nobre, Laila Salmen Espindola, Patrick Veras Quelemes, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite
Published: 202510.1080/14786419.2025.2584437
Abstract
This study aimed to obtain a β-carotene-rich extract from carrot (CEC) and a betanin-rich extract from beetroot (BEB) and to assess their staining capacity on bacterial biofilms. The extracts were analysed using UV-Vis spectroscopy and HPLC. Strains…
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