Improving the nutritional content of tomatoes through reprogramming their flavonoid biosynthetic pathway

• Published in: Phytochemistry reviews Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 113 - 123
• Main Authors: Colliver, S., Bovy, A., Collins, G., Muir, S., Robinson, S., de Vos, C.H.R., Verhoeyen, M.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2002
• Subjects: Age; Age related diseases; Antioxidants; Biosynthesis; Cardiovascular diseases; Chalcone isomerase; Chalcone synthase; Correlation analysis; Ectopic expression; Epidemiology; Flavonoids; Flavonols; Fruits; Glycosides; Health risks; Heart diseases; Metabolites; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Quercetin; Raw materials; Secondary metabolites; Tomatoes; Transgenes

Flavonoids are a diverse group of phenolic secondary metabolites that occur naturally in plants and therefore form an integral component of the human diet. Many of the compounds belonging to this group are potent antioxidants in vitro and epidemiological studies suggest a direct correlation between...