Purple as a tomato: towards high anthocyanin tomatoes

被引:159
作者
Gonzali, Silvia [1 ]
Mazzucato, Andrea [2 ]
Perata, Pierdomenico [1 ]
机构
[1] Scuola Super Sant Anna, Plant Lab, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
[2] Univ Tuscia, Dipartimento Agrobiol & Agrochim, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy
关键词
HUMAN HEALTH; FRUIT; FLAVONOIDS; GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EXPRESSION; DOMESTICATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; LYCOPERSICON; CAROTENOIDS;
D O I
10.1016/j.tplants.2009.02.001
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring pigments ubiquitously present in plants and, as such, part of the human diet. Owing to their biological activity, anthocyanins have beneficial health effects but, unfortunately, are not present in some important crop plants, such as tomatoes. Recently, a 'purple' tomato, highly enriched with anthocyanins, was produced by the ectopic expression of two selected transcription factors from the ornamental flower snapdragon. In addition to being enriched with anthocyanin, these fruits also prolonged the life of cancer-susceptible mice, suggesting that they have additional health-promoting effects.
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