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Valorization Potential of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Seed: Nutraceutical Quality, Food Properties, Safety Aspects, and Application as a Health-Promoting Ingredient in Foods. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8030265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The tomato is a member of the Solanaceae family and is a crop that is widely cultivated around the world due to its sweet, sour, salty, juicy, and nutritious berries. The processing of tomatoes generates a significant amount of waste in the form of tomato pomace, which includes seeds and skin. Tomato seeds are reservoirs of various nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. These components make tomato seeds an important ingredient for application in food matrices. This review discusses the functional food properties of tomato seeds and their scope of utilization as major ingredients in the functional food industry. In addition, this review describes the development of tomato seeds as a potential nutritional and nutraceutical ingredient, along with recent updates on research conducted worldwide. This is the first review that demonstrates the nutritional profile of tomato seeds along with its diverse functional food properties and application as a functional food ingredient.
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Vats S, Bansal R, Rana N, Kumawat S, Bhatt V, Jadhav P, Kale V, Sathe A, Sonah H, Jugdaohsingh R, Sharma TR, Deshmukh R. Unexplored nutritive potential of tomato to combat global malnutrition. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 62:1003-1034. [PMID: 33086895 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1832954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tomato, a widely consumed vegetable crop, offers a real potential to combat human nutritional deficiencies. Tomatoes are rich in micronutrients and other bioactive compounds (including vitamins, carotenoids, and minerals) that are known to be essential or beneficial for human health. This review highlights the current state of the art in the molecular understanding of the nutritional aspects, conventional and molecular breeding efforts, and biofortification studies undertaken to improve the nutritional content and quality of tomato. Transcriptomics and metabolomics studies, which offer a deeper understanding of the molecular regulation of the tomato's nutrients, are discussed. The potential uses of the wastes from the tomato processing industry (i.e., the peels and seed extracts) that are particularly rich in oils and proteins are also discussed. Recent advancements with CRISPR/Cas mediated gene-editing technology provide enormous opportunities to enhance the nutritional content of agricultural produces, including tomatoes. In this regard, genome editing efforts with respect to biofortification in the tomato plant are also discussed. The recent technological advancements and knowledge gaps described herein aim to help explore the unexplored nutritional potential of the tomato.
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- Sanskriti Vats
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, MS, India
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- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS, India
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- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India
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Retraction: Regulation of gastric smooth muscle contraction via Ca2+-dependent and Ca2+-independent actin polymerization. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225159. [PMID: 31697794 PMCID: PMC6837313 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Wang R, Xiao M, Zhang Y, Ho CT, Wan X, Li D, Xie Z. RNA-Sequencing Analysis Reveals l-Theanine Regulating Transcriptional Rhythm Alteration in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Induced by Dexamethasone. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:5413-5422. [PMID: 30685977 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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l-Theanine, a unique amino acid in tea leaves, is known to have beneficial effects on stress relief, tumor suppression, and prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CADs). The disruption of the circadian rhythm has been implied in the pathogenesis of CADs. However, it is unknown whether l-theanine has a modulatory effect on the vascular circadian rhythm. In this research, we have established a circadian gene expression model in rat vascular smooth muscle cells by dexamethasone induction. l-Theanine treatment enhanced the expression amplitude of clock genes, including Bmal1, Cry1, Rev-erbα, and Per2. Moreover, pairwise comparisons of the RNA-sequencing data showed that l-theanine is able to upregulate a ray of the rhythm genes and differentially expressed genes that are involved in vasoconstriction and actin cytoskeleton regulation pathways. Our data suggest that l-theanine changes the circadian gene rhythm involving in the process of vascular smooth muscle restructure.
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- Department of Food Science , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , 65 Dudley Road , New Brunswick , New Jersey 08901-8520 , United States
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