Foliar Application of Copper Nanoparticles Increases the Fruit Quality and the Content of Bioactive Compounds in Tomatoes

[...]the reading was taken at an absorbance of 750 nm using a plastic cell in a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, G10S model, Waltham, MA, USA). [...]the greater accumulation of vitamin C will provide a plant with better characteristics and better fruit quality. [...]the observed i...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 8; no. 7; p. 1020
Main Authors López-Vargas, Elsy, Ortega-Ortíz, Hortensia, Cadenas-Pliego, Gregorio, de Alba Romenus, Karim, Cabrera de la Fuente, Marcelino, Benavides-Mendoza, Adalberto, Juárez-Maldonado, Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2018
Subjects
Accumulation
antioxidant capacity
Antioxidants
Ascorbic acid
Bioactive compounds
Biological activity
Biosynthesis
Carotenoids
Copper
Copper compounds
Cu nanoparticles
Enzymes
Flavonoids
Flowers & plants
Foliar applications
Food quality
Fruits
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
lycopene
Metabolism
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Oxidative stress
Polyvinyl alcohol
Tomatoes
Vitamin C
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United States > US
Mexico
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Summary:[...]the reading was taken at an absorbance of 750 nm using a plastic cell in a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, G10S model, Waltham, MA, USA). [...]the greater accumulation of vitamin C will provide a plant with better characteristics and better fruit quality. [...]the observed increase in flavonoids content is probably related to oxidative stress caused by Cu NPs [62]. [...]it increased the activity of the main enzymes (CAT and SOD) responsible for eliminating ROS. [...]with the application of Cu NPs, better-quality tomato fruits are produced for the human diet due to the accumulation of bioactive compounds.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app8071020