Anti-Inflammatory Activity and ROS-Inhibitory Effect of Gomphrenin-Enriched Preparations

Background/Objectives: Betanidin glycosides (betacyanins) are plant dietary pigments with reported significant benefits on human health. Betacyanin research has largely focused on betanin common in some plant foods like beets, amaranth, quinoa, cacti fruits, whereas the biological properties of structurally diverse gomphrenin derivatives remain insufficiently characterized. Gomphrenin-type betacyanin dietary source is predominantly Malabar spinach (Basella alba L.) but its health-promoting and disease-preventing properties remain understudied. This study investigated whether differences in the composition of gomphrenin-rich preparations influence their effects on inflammatory and oxidative cellular responses.