Anthocyanins are antioxidant polyphenolic pigments produced by plants that are widely used in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The technology allows to obtain in a short time potato cell lines in which the production of highly acetylated and highly complex anthocyanins is increased in addition to other antioxidant polyphenolic compounds. The obtained cellular lines have a high production efficiency, comparable to the extraction of berries, but with the advantage of having an on-demand production which is not limited to seasonality. Furthermore, our technology nearly doubles the anthocyanin production, becoming an advantage over other similar biological platforms. The extraction of antioxidant compounds can be achieved through green extraction technology, ie without the use of toxic solvents.
Compared to similar production technologies, i.e. in cell culture, our technology allows to increase the total anthocyanin content by more than double. In particular, the technology works perfectly on plant lines where highly complex, stable and diversified anthocyanins are produced with a high capacity to resist different variations in pH and temperature. With the same production costs, with our technology it is possible to double the production efficiency.