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Chemoprevention of DMBA-induced UV-B promoted, NOR-1-induced TPA promoted skin carcinogenesis, and DEN-induced phenobarbital promoted liver tumors in mice by extract of beetroot.

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Findings suggest that beetroot, which is a regularly consumed natural product colorant is an effective cancer chemopreventive agent in mice, and warrants more attention for possible human applications in the control of malignancy.
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This article is published in Pharmacological Research.The article was published on 2003-02-01. It has received 162 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Betanin & Tumor initiation.

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Betalains: properties, sources, applications, and stability ? a review.

TL;DR: This review synthesises the published literature on basic chemistry of betalains, their sources and chemical stability, and several works are mentioned which have demonstrated the potent antioxidant activity of bet alains, which has been associated with protection against degenerative diseases.
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The potential benefits of red beetroot supplementation in health and disease

TL;DR: Beetroot’s biological activity is discussed and evidence from studies that specifically investigated the effect of beetroot supplementation on inflammation, oxidative stress, cognition and endothelial function are evaluated.
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Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of betalain extracts from intact plants and hairy root cultures of the red beetroot Beta vulgaris cv. Detroit dark red.

TL;DR: The high antioxidant activity of the hairy root extracts was associated with increased concentrations (more than 20-fold) of total phenolic concomitant compounds, which may have synergistic effects with betalains.
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Vascular effects of dietary nitrate (as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot) via the nitrate‐nitrite‐nitric oxide pathway

TL;DR: The Nitrate 'Veg-Table' with 'Nitrate Units' is developed to achieve a nitrate intake that is likely to be sufficient to derive benefit, but also to minimize the risk of potential side effects from excessive ingestion, given the current available evidence.
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Chemoprevention of Cancer

TL;DR: The importance of developing totally new classes of chemopreventive agents is stressed, with particular emphasis on the potential usefulness of new synthetic triterpenoids derived from naturally occurring molecules.
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Perspectives on cancer chemoprevention research and drug development.

TL;DR: This chapter focuses on the nature of carcinogenesis and provides an overview of the progress in this field, and presents successful strategies in chemoprevention, and describes a strategy for effectively using surrogate end points in definingChemopreventive efficacy.
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Chemoprevention of lung and skin cancer by Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract

TL;DR: The in vitro inhibitory effect of Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract on Epstein-Barr virus early antigen induction using Raji cells revealed a high order of activity compared to capsanthin, cranberry, red onion skin and short and long red bell peppers, suggesting that beetroot ingestion can be one of the useful means to prevent cancer.
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Natural food colours

B. S. Henry
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the factors affecting the stability of these and other permitted natural colours and their commercial applications and discuss their application in the food industry, including beetroot, turmeric and carmine.
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