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Novel phenotypes related to the breeding of purple-fruited tomatoes and effect of peel extracts on human cancer cell proliferation.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Nov 2013
Mazzucato Andrea, Willems Daniela, Bernini Roberta, Picarella Maurizio E, Santangelo Enrico, Ruiu Fabrizio, Tilesi Francesca, Soressi Gian Piero
Abstract excerpt
The production of anthocyanins in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit is normally absent or poor, but a number of mutants or introgression lines are known to increase anthocyanin levels in vegetative and reproductive tissues. Through conventional breeding, a genetic combination was obtained with the remarkable phenotype of a deep purple fruit pigmentation, due to an accumulation of anthocyanins on the...
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