Mary Ann Lila

TL;DR: Anthocyanin pigments and other flavonoids that are uniformly, predictably produced in rigorously controlled plant cell culture systems can be a great advantage for health and nutrition research because they are quickly, easily isolated, lack interferences found in whole fruits, and are amenable to biolabeling so that metabolic fate can be investigated after ingestion.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that anthocyanins from blueberry have the potency to alleviate symptoms of hyperglycemia in diabetic C57b1/6J mice and their bio-enhancing effect, most likely due to increasing the bioavailability of the administered preparations.

TL;DR: It is observed that oral administration of ANC improved fasting blood glucose levels and glucose tolerance in hyperglycaemic obese C57BL/6J mice fed a high fat diet and D3S5G also increased glucose uptake in L6 myotubes and is at least partially responsible for ANC's anti-diabetic properties.

TL;DR: The chemistry, biological activities, and commercialization of berry-producing plants from South America, specifically Aristotelia chilensis, Euterpe oleracea, Malpighia emarginata, Ugni molinae, Fragaria chiloensis,Rubus glaucus, Rubus adenotrichus, and Vaccinium floribundum are reviewed.

TL;DR: It is argued that the persistence of anthocyanin metabolites suggests enterohepatic recycling, leading to prolonged residence time, and supports the notion that Anthocyanins are far more bioavailable than previously suggested.