Red Beet Biotechnology

Dr. Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne, a Senior Principal Scientist in the Plant Cell Biotechnology Department at the Central Food Technological Research Institute of India, is widely regarded for her expertise in Food Biotechnology, particularly in plant biotechnology.

• 1. Red Beet: An Overview.- 2. Biosynthesis and Regulation of Betalains in Red Beet.- 3. Stability of Betalain Pigments of Red Beet.- 4. Red Beet as a Model System for Studying Vacuolar Transport of Primary and Secondary Metabolites.- 5. Plant Respiratory Metabolism: A Special Focus on the Physiology of Beetroot (Beta vulgarisL.) Mitochondria.- 6. Lipoperoxyl Radical-Scavenging and Antioxidative Effects of Red Beet Pigments.- 7. Anticancer Effects of Red Beet Pigments.- 8. Anti-Diabetic Potentials of Red Beet pigments and Other Constituents.- 9. Cell and Tissue Culture Studies in Beta vulgaris L..- 10. Red Beet Hairy Root Cultures.- 11. Bioreactors for the Cultivation of Red Beet Hairy Roots.- 12. Peroxidases and other Enzymes from Red Beet Hairy Roots.- 13. Downstream Processing of Red Beet Hairy Roots.- 14. Extraction of Red Beet Pigments.- 15. Aqueous Two Phase Extraction for the Recovery of Beet Pigments and Enzymes.- 16. Techno-Commercial Aspects of Relevance to Red Beet.