Composition, antimicrobial activity, and antiproliferative capacity of anthocyanin extracts of purple corn (Zea mays L.) from China

Agronomic and Kernel Compositional Traits of Blue Maize Landraces from the Southwestern United States

“…In comparison with blue maize, commercial hybrids and modern varieties were reported to be higher in starch (Ridley et al, 2002;Scott and Blanco, 2009), which is consistent with the intense selection for higher grain yield in commercial hybrids. Kernel color is dependent on anthocyanin amount and several studies have shown that red and purple pigmented kernels are lower in anthocyanin content than blue kernels (LopezMartinez et al, 2009;Zhao et al, 2009;Ryu et al, 2013;Collison et al, 2015). The lower anthocyanin content of red and purple vs. blue Flor del Rio kernels is consistent with those studies.…”

Acetylation of normal and waxy maize starches as encapsulating agents for maize anthocyanins microencapsulation

“…Purple maize race Cónico presented higher Anthocyanin content than values reported for Chinese purple maize, (558 mg) (Zhao et al, 2009), Bolivian purple maize (715.2 mg/kg) (Cuevas-Montilla et al, 2011), and purple waxy maize (754 mg/kg) (Harakotr et al, 2014). Differences are attributed to genetical factor and groth conditions.…”

Anthocyanins and Phenolic Acids of Hybrid and Native Blue Maize (Zea mays L.) Extracts and Their Antiproliferative Activity in Mammary (MCF7), Liver (HepG2), Colon (Caco2 and HT29) and Prostate (PC3) Cancer Cells

“…Non-acylated mono-glycosylated anthocyanins (cyanidin, peonidin and pelargonidin) in purple maize had greater inhibitory effect on HT29 cell proliferation, whereas anthocyanins from radish with pelargonidin, triglycoside, and/ or acylation with cinnamic acid exerted the least effect. Also, extracts from purple maize hybrids from China showed antiproliferative capacity against the colon-cancer-cell HT29 in a dose dependent manner [18].…”