Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Production of betalains in plant cell and organ cultures: a review Subject The topic of the resource Betacyanins; Betalains; Betanin; Betaxanthin; Bioreactors; Cell cultures; Metabolic engineering; Secondary metabolites Description An account of the resource Betalains are nitrogen-containing natural pigments that are water soluble and they comprise of the red-violet betacyanin and the yellow betaxanthin which are abundant in plants such as red/yellow beet, amaranth, prickly pear, pitaya, and others. They are widely used as food coloring agents for many centuries. Betalains are used in pharmaceuticals, functional foods, and cosmeceuticals, since they have tremendous potential to scavenge free radicals and prevent diseases, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, cancer, neurological disorders, and vascular stenosis. Betalains are proven to be toxicologically safe and have health benefits, they have been approved as food additives in the United States of America, and European countries. Although betalains can be found in natural resources, there are differences in their composition, amounts, and seasonality. For this reason, researchers have developed alternative methods of producing these valuable compounds using cell and organ culture techniques. In several plants, cell and organ cultures are established, and bioreactor technologies have been used to produce betalains on a wide scale. In this review, we discuss the varied biotechnological methods and approaches applied for the biosynthesis of betalains including metabolic engineering approaches. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Murthy H.N.; Joseph K.S.; Paek K.Y.; Park S.-Y. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, Vol-158, No. 2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-024-02832-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-024-02832-3</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85200270923&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs11240-024-02832-3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=32bf7e2c1610fa5dddd852c49f1b104b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85200270923&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs11240-024-02832-3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=32bf7e2c1610fa5dddd852c49f1b104b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1676857; CODEN: PTCED Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Murthy H.N., Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, India, Department of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea, Department of Biotechnology, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, India; Joseph K.S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Paek K.Y., Department of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea; Park S.-Y., Department of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, South Korea