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Just in time for the weekend: our latest paper is out in Plant Biology!
Anthocyanins and betalains in evolution: Why mutual exclusion remains the best-supported model
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Just in time for the weekend: our latest paper is out in Plant Biology!
Anthocyanins and betalains in evolution: Why mutual exclusion remains the best-supported model
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#BlackBeans vs. #PintoBeans: Nutrition Experts Reveal Which Is Healthier
Both beans are healthy, but they offer different key nutrients including antioxidants, potassium, and more.
By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
Published on October 29, 2025Key Takeaways:
- Both black beans and pinto beans are nutrient-dense and support overall health. Each provides #PlantBasedProtein, fiber, folate, potassium, and antioxidants that can help lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
- Black beans stand out for their antioxidant and gut health benefits. Their dark pigment is rich in #anthocyanins and phenolic compounds that help regulate blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and promote healthy gut bacteria.
- Pinto beans edge ahead in mineral content and heart health support. They contain more potassium, #calcium, and #folate than black beans, which can help manage blood pressure and protect the heart and kidneys—making both beans valuable for different health goals."
https://www.realsimple.com/black-beans-vs-pinto-beans-11838179
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#BlackBeans vs. #PintoBeans: Nutrition Experts Reveal Which Is Healthier
Both beans are healthy, but they offer different key nutrients including antioxidants, potassium, and more.
By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
Published on October 29, 2025Key Takeaways:
- Both black beans and pinto beans are nutrient-dense and support overall health. Each provides #PlantBasedProtein, fiber, folate, potassium, and antioxidants that can help lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
- Black beans stand out for their antioxidant and gut health benefits. Their dark pigment is rich in #anthocyanins and phenolic compounds that help regulate blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and promote healthy gut bacteria.
- Pinto beans edge ahead in mineral content and heart health support. They contain more potassium, #calcium, and #folate than black beans, which can help manage blood pressure and protect the heart and kidneys—making both beans valuable for different health goals."
https://www.realsimple.com/black-beans-vs-pinto-beans-11838179
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Curious about the dark side of plant biology?
Check out our latest preprint on the secrets of black pigmentation in Rubus:
https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.05.723051
#Anthocyanins #Transcriptomics #PlantScience #Fruits
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Curious about the dark side of plant biology?
Check out our latest preprint on the secrets of black pigmentation in Rubus:
https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.05.723051
#Anthocyanins #Transcriptomics #PlantScience #Fruits
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🌸 Exciting news: our Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) genome study got published! We uncovered the genetic basis of flower color and morphology - TEs are playing an important role.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12889-3
#Genomics #PlantScience #Anthocyanins #Evolution
@boas_pucker
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🌸 Exciting news: our Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) genome study got published! We uncovered the genetic basis of flower color and morphology - TEs are playing an important role.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12889-3
#Genomics #PlantScience #Anthocyanins #Evolution
@boas_pucker
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California Gardening: Harvesting Deep Purple Cauliflower: Antioxidant-Rich & Delicious! https://www.allforgardening.com/1732459/california-gardening-harvesting-deep-purple-cauliflower-antioxidant-rich-delicious/ #Anthocyanins #AntioxidantRichFoods #BackyardGarden #CaliforniaGardening #gardening #GardeningShorts #GardeningTips #HarvestingCauliflower #HealthyVegetables #HomeGrownFood #OrganicGardening #PurpleCauliflower #PurpleVegetables #VegetableHarvest #VLog
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California Gardening: Harvesting Deep Purple Cauliflower: Antioxidant-Rich & Delicious! https://www.allforgardening.com/1732459/california-gardening-harvesting-deep-purple-cauliflower-antioxidant-rich-delicious/ #Anthocyanins #AntioxidantRichFoods #BackyardGarden #CaliforniaGardening #gardening #GardeningShorts #GardeningTips #HarvestingCauliflower #HealthyVegetables #HomeGrownFood #OrganicGardening #PurpleCauliflower #PurpleVegetables #VegetableHarvest #VLog
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#StrawberryBenefits #CognitiveHealth #BrainBoost #healthyhabits #biohackingsecrets #wellnesscoach #SuperfoodStrawberries #biohacker #HealthyAging #healthtips #strawberries #brainhealth #cognitivedecline #depression #healthyfoods #nutritiontips #ellagicacid #anthocyanins #superfoods #eathealthy https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116396404722632276
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#StrawberryBenefits #CognitiveHealth #BrainBoost #healthyhabits #biohackingsecrets #wellnesscoach #SuperfoodStrawberries #biohacker #HealthyAging #healthtips #strawberries #brainhealth #cognitivedecline #depression #healthyfoods #nutritiontips #ellagicacid #anthocyanins #superfoods #eathealthy https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116396404722632276
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Our new group member Lara focuses on cloning arGSTs from plants! 🧬✨ Thanks to Najnin for excellent support in the lab.
https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#PlantSciences #Puckerlab #UniBonn #PlantBiotechnology #MolecularBiology
#Anthocyanins #Evolution
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Our new group member Lara focuses on cloning arGSTs from plants! 🧬✨ Thanks to Najnin for excellent support in the lab.
https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#PlantSciences #Puckerlab #UniBonn #PlantBiotechnology #MolecularBiology
#Anthocyanins #Evolution
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Red, yellow, purple, and white kernels mixed together are thick and heavy corn that is full of rich and intense flavor.
Read the full article: 107 Foods That Are Purple (Naturally Purple Foods)
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Updated preprint:
"Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae"
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802Corresponding data available via bonndata:
https://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/ZNVSLA#Evolution #Pigments #Genomics #Bioinformatics #BigData #DataScience #PlantSciences #Anthocyanins #Flavonoids
@boas_pucker
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Updated preprint:
"Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae"
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802Corresponding data available via bonndata:
https://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/ZNVSLA#Evolution #Pigments #Genomics #Bioinformatics #BigData #DataScience #PlantSciences #Anthocyanins #Flavonoids
@boas_pucker
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Jakob is celebrating our new review:
“Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins”
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3Complete with the new paper mug, a long-standing tradition in our group. Congratulations on a great publication! 🌿🔬
#PlantSciences #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins
@boas_pucker -
Jakob is celebrating our new review:
“Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins”
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3Complete with the new paper mug, a long-standing tradition in our group. Congratulations on a great publication! 🌿🔬
#PlantSciences #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins
@boas_pucker -
Exciting news! Our review “Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins” is now published in BMC Plant Biology. 🌺🍃
Anthocyanins are not just pigments—they play roles in plant protection, signaling, stress responses and ecological interactions across ecosystems.✨ Open access for everyone: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3
📸 Here is Nele celebrating this achievement!
#PlantBiology #Anthocyanins #Research #OpenScience
@boas_pucker -
Exciting news! Our review “Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins” is now published in BMC Plant Biology. 🌺🍃
Anthocyanins are not just pigments—they play roles in plant protection, signaling, stress responses and ecological interactions across ecosystems.✨ Open access for everyone: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3
📸 Here is Nele celebrating this achievement!
#PlantBiology #Anthocyanins #Research #OpenScience
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What is the major role of anthocyanins—painting flowers, acting as sunscreens, responding to stress, or defending against pathogens?
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins #Evolution #Ecology
@boas_pucker -
What is the major role of anthocyanins—painting flowers, acting as sunscreens, responding to stress, or defending against pathogens?
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins #Evolution #Ecology
@boas_pucker -
Yesterday, Nancy shared her Cucurbitaceae anthocyanin loss story with colleagues at our institute. Comprehensive talk highlighting the most striking discoveries.
Please find the full story here: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802
#PlantSci #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins #Carotenoids
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Excited to share our new #preprint!
Large-scale Phylogenomics Reveals Systematic Loss of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes at the Family Level in #Cucurbitaceae
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802We uncover family-level losses of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis genes — shedding light on the evolution of pigment diversity in cucurbits.
#Phylogenomics #Evolution #PlantGenomics #Anthocyanins #OpenScience
@PuckerLab -
Excited to share our new #preprint!
Large-scale Phylogenomics Reveals Systematic Loss of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes at the Family Level in #Cucurbitaceae
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802We uncover family-level losses of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis genes — shedding light on the evolution of pigment diversity in cucurbits.
#Phylogenomics #Evolution #PlantGenomics #Anthocyanins #OpenScience
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🌾 New #preprint!
"Evolutionary Rewiring of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Pathway in Poaceae" 🎨We show how grasses have independently restructured their anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway via:
🔹 Gene loss
🔹 Regulatory shifts
🔹 Convergent evolutionA case study in how flexible plant metabolic pathways really are.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.21.677584
#PlantScience #Evolution #Bioinformatics #GeneRegulation #Anthocyanins #Poaceae #OpenScience
@PuckerLab @samnm -
🌾 New #preprint!
"Evolutionary Rewiring of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Pathway in Poaceae" 🎨We show how grasses have independently restructured their anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway via:
🔹 Gene loss
🔹 Regulatory shifts
🔹 Convergent evolutionA case study in how flexible plant metabolic pathways really are.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.21.677584
#PlantScience #Evolution #Bioinformatics #GeneRegulation #Anthocyanins #Poaceae #OpenScience
@PuckerLab @samnm -
CW: Food, anthocyanins, midnight snack
I ordered some dry aronia berries, aka chokeberries, because they are super high in anthocynanins. They arrived in a delivery tis weekend.
I'm trying them now for the first time in some oatmeal with goji berries, longan, and chopped dates, plus salt and caradmom.
They are pleasant and quite edible!
This is not their ideal setting though so I shall continue to experiment.
All in all, a good first foray. I'm happy.
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Despite being listed as an author, I had no involvement in "writing" this book. It appears to include content taken from freely available CC BY publications, including ours. To save $69, you can access our study for free in New Phytologist:
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19341
#OpenAccess #Anthocyanins -
Despite being listed as an author, I had no involvement in "writing" this book. It appears to include content taken from freely available CC BY publications, including ours. To save $69, you can access our study for free in New Phytologist:
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19341
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These purple podded peas (say that 5x fast) have a beautiful eggplant color on the outside and a bright neon green inside.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AY2bC
#Raepublic #anthocyanins #purplefoods #purplefruits #purplevegetables #healthyfoods #vegan
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=wOjkeyjJ364&si=-BP0LMEuhoCE4S_Z
#Clockwork continues to produce the best animated mini-essays in #biochemistry.
This episode is all about the dramatic molecular evacuation and bunkering down procedures that plants need to go through to survive long harsh winters without leaves. The famous colours of autumn leaves belie the intense molecular recycling process that keeps the most precious parts of a tree safe while it winters.
#photosynthesis #chlorophyll #anthocyanins #antioxidants #autumn
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Doctoral thesis from 2021:
The inter-individual variability of blueberry anthocyanin metabolism and its impact on cardiovascular risk factors
- Laura Haag, University of East Anglia
https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83339/I found this today when looking for a reference about non-responders to blueberry flavonols. I'm sharing the link in a separate post since it has a really wonderful literature review.
#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #blueberries #anthocyanins #PersonalizedMedicine #flavonols
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These fingerling potatoes taste unbelievable, have the most luscious deep purple color, are packed with nourishment, and they're mouthwateringly delicious.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AVmmf
#Raepublic #anthocyanins #purplefoods #purplefruits #purplevegetables #healthyfoods #vegan
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Excited to share our latest work: 🌸🖤
'Dark Side of Anthocyanin Pigmentation' - Exploring anthocyanin-based black pigmentation in flowers, leaves, and berries!
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Excited to share our latest work: 🌸🖤
'Dark Side of Anthocyanin Pigmentation' - Exploring anthocyanin-based black pigmentation in flowers, leaves, and berries!
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Purple snow peas are a beautiful sight with a deep eggplant purple pod and a bright neon green inside.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ASdm2
#Raepublic #anthocyanins #purplefoods #purplefruits #purplevegetables #healthyfoods #vegan
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A new purple tomato is available to gardeners. Its color comes from snapdragon DNA
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/06/1228868005/purple-tomato-gmo-gardeners