Selective enzymatic lipophilization of anthocyanin glucosides from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) skin extract and characterization of esterified anthocyanins

• Main Authors: Cruz, L, Benohoud, M, Rayner, CM, Mateus, N, de Freitas, V, Blackburn, RS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Ribes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131753/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131753/1/1-s2.0-S0308814618309865-main.pdf

Anthocyanins (ANC) are hydrophilic and water-soluble polyphenolic plant pigments. The current barriers to successful application of ANC in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries are predominantly related to performance, stability, formulation properties, and color. Enzymatic acylation of ANC c...