From central to specialized metabolism: An overview of some secondary compounds derived from the primary metabolism for their role in conferring nutritional and …

DM Pott, S Osorio, JG Vallarino - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Fruit flavor and nutritional characteristics are key quality traits and ones of the main factors
influencing consumer preference. Central carbon metabolism, also known as primary …

Vitamin E in foodstuff: Nutritional, analytical, and food technology aspects

F Zaaboul, YF Liu - … Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin E is a group of isoprenoid chromanols with different biological activities. It comprises
eight oil‐soluble compounds: four tocopherols, namely, α‐, β‐, γ‐, and δ‐tocopherols; and …

Identification and mode of inheritance of quantitative trait loci for secondary metabolite abundance in tomato

S Alseekh, T Tohge, R Wendenberg, F Scossa… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A large-scale metabolic quantitative trait loci (mQTL) analysis was performed on the well-
characterized Solanum pennellii introgression lines to investigate the genomic regions …

Natural occurring epialleles determine vitamin E accumulation in tomato fruits

L Quadrana, J Almeida, R Asís, T Duffy… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Vitamin E (VTE) content is a low heritability nutritional trait for which the genetic
determinants are poorly understood. Here, we focus on a previously detected major tomato …

A tomato B-box protein regulates plant development and fruit quality through the interaction with PIF4, HY5, and RIN transcription factors

L Shiose, JR Moreira, BS Lira… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
During the last decade, knowledge about BBX proteins has greatly increased. Genome-wide
studies identified the BBX gene family in several ornamental, industry, and food crops; …

Achiote (Bixa orellana L.): a natural source of pigment and vitamin E

D Raddatz-Mota, LJ Pérez-Flores, F Carrari… - Journal of food science …, 2017 - Springer
Commercialization of agricultural products, including seeds and its derived products,
represents an important economic source for develo** countries. Natural colorants …

Multifaceted roles of nitric oxide in tomato fruit ripening: NO-induced metabolic rewiring and consequences for fruit quality traits

R Zuccarelli, M Rodríguez-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated as part of the ripening regulatory network in fleshy
fruits. However, very little is known about the simultaneous action of NO on the network of …

Essential role for phytol kinase and tocopherol in tolerance to combined light and temperature stress in tomato

L Spicher, J Almeida, K Gutbrod… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In a changing environment, plants need to cope with the impact of rising temperatures
together with high light intensity. Here, we used lipidomics in the tomato model system to …

Manipulation of a senescence-associated gene improves fleshy fruit yield

BS Lira, G Gramegna, BA Trench, FRR Alves… - Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Senescence is the process that marks the end of a leaf's lifespan. As it progresses, the
massive macromolecular catabolism dismantles the chloroplasts and, consequently …

Vitamin E content and composition in tomato fruits: Beneficial roles and bio-fortification

A Raiola, GC Tenore, A Barone, L Frusciante… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that high vitamin E intakes are related
to a reduced risk of non-communicable diseases, while other dietary antioxidants are not …