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Crocins-rich tomato extracts showed enhanced protective effects in vitro

TitleCrocins-rich tomato extracts showed enhanced protective effects in vitro
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsMorote, L., Lobato-Gómez M., Ahrazem O., Argandoña J., Olmedilla-Alonso B., López-Jiménez A.J., Diretto Gianfranco, Cuciniello R., Bergamo P., Frusciante Sarah, Niza E., Rubio-Moraga A., Crispi S., Granell A., and Gomez-Gomez L.
JournalJournal of Functional Foods
Volume101
ISSN17564646
Abstract

Crocins are high-value water soluble pigments that have long been recognized for their medicinal properties, and whose demand has increased worldwide in recent years. In the present study transgenic tomato fruits engineered for the production of crocins and hp3/Bsh tomato mutants with alterations in the carotenoid metabolism, have been combined to increase the levels of crocins in tomato fruits. Tomato fruits from F4 plants showed high antioxidant capacity and the crocin-rich juice of the produced tomato fruit was protected neuroblastoma cells against oxidative insult, through its ability to activate factor 2 related to nuclear erythroid factor 2 (Nrf2). The bio-accessibility of crocins in the juice showed values similar to the ones observed with saffron. Overall, our results support that crocin-fortified tomatoes could result in higher crocin availability and have additional health-promoting effects and could provide better protection against oxidative stress related chronic diseases in humans. © 2023

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85147346419&doi=10.1016%2fj.jff.2023.105432&partnerID=40&md5=43cbbd3d597ca46bda283ae6331877b1
DOI10.1016/j.jff.2023.105432
Citation KeyMorote2023