Abstract

BETANIN- PROPERTIES & THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS

*Ruby Santra and Dr. Kamalakanta Ray

ABSTRACT

With the enhanced researches and studies upon phytochemicals, it is being found that phytomedicines can prove to be safer and equivalently active as synthetic medicines. And since, there are numerous such phytochemicals been found and still are being researched which are having various vital therapeutic activities, whether it is antiviral or anticancer, phytochemicals can treat such disease conditions with equivalent effect along with minimal side effects. Thus, demand and researches upon phytomedicines are increasing day by day. One of such vital phytochemical is Betanin, found mostly in beetroot, which has found to have many additive action such as colourant, pH indicator as well as therapeutical activity such as anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial activities. In this article, a detailed review upon various therapeutical activities along with its mechanism and benefit in comparison to synthetic drug for such disease conditions have been discussed.

Keywords: Betanin; Oxidative stress; Free radical scavenger; Cancer cell suppressor; Serum insulin elevator; ROS; RNS.