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I wonder why the redness made it more resistant to E coli growth? It clearly wasn't the colour… but perhaps the pigment.
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
I wonder why the redness made it more resistant to E coli growth? It clearly wasn't the colour… but perhaps the pigment.
- c22 5y agoIf it's a betalain[0] then there seems to be some evidence for antimicrobial action. "Betalains have been demonstrated to have antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal activity...."[1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betalain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betalain [1] https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/9/2520/htm https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/9/2520/htm