the news: A spinout company’s dream of bringing GM purple tomatoes to the gardens and plates of American home growers has moved a crucial step closer following a decision by United States regulators. Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which means US home growers should be able to purchase seeds and grow the nutritionally enhanced high-anthocyanin purple tomato from spring 2023.
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HOWEVER, do anthocyanins protect from Cardiovascular Diseases? Do they prevent cancer?
Here is what a recent paper reports:
ANs are a class of water-soluble phytonutrients that are widely distributed in fruits and vegetables and show valuable health effects. Their chemical stability is highly susceptible to degradation and is directly dependent on environmental conditions. This particularity is especially observed when investigating the faith of ANs after ingestion but also the molecular mechanisms involved in gene regulation and ANs accumulation.
ANs are absorbed rapidly and were detected in the bloodstream and other tissues in different concentrations, both as ANs and as ANs-degradation metabolites. More investigations are required in this field, for a better overview and understanding of the chemical form and action association.
The potential of ANs to prevent and ameliorate several diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular and neuronal illnesses has been demonstrated in numerous in vitro and in vivo studies. Their antioxidant capacity and the inflammatory cytokines signaling are the key mechanisms of action that are believed to be responsible for such remarkable results.
Future ANs investigations and continued interest in ANs-based therapies will undoubtedly lead to new opportunities for pursuing the development of efficient formulations that would improve the ANs’ stability, bioavailability, and beneficial health effects.
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Therefore, let's be realistic about these tomatoes with the fancy colour... they might be just another commercial oxymoron!
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Το υπουργείο Γεωργίας των ΗΠΑ USDA, έδωσε το πράσινο φως για την καλλιέργεια της ΓΤΟ μοβ ντομάτας η οποία έχει υψηλή περιεκτικότητα σε ανθοκυανίνη. Η μοβ τομάτα που έχει υποστεί γονιδιακή επεξεργασία για να παράγει υψηλά επίπεδα του “μωβ αντιοξειδωτικού” που είναι γνωστό ότι είναι ευεργετικό για την ανθρώπινη υγεία δημιουργήθηκε το 2008 από το εργαστήριο Martin του John Innes Centre.
ίθηκε η καλλιέργεια της ΓΤΟ μοβ ντομάτας, από το USDA
