Why aren’t blueberries blue?

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german3 years ago

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Answer: Blueberries have anthocyanins, water-soluble vacuolar pigments. Depending on their pH, they can appear in colors such as red,purple; etc. Because anthocynanins absorb UV light, they have this dark blue/purple color.

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Objective: Insulin resistance is a common metabolic and reproductive condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) (IR). A quinoline derivative alkaloid known as berberine (BBR) has been utilized as an insulin sensitizer and is isolated from Chinese medicinal herbs. There may be a therapeutic benefit for PCOS from BBR. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of BBR and metformin (MET) on the metabolic characteristics of PCOS-affected women.
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