Researchers used CRISPR/Cas9 to develop disease-resistant tomato lines, providing a rapid and precise method for enhancing crop quality and yield.
Tomato consumption reduced metabolic syndrome risk factors in postmenopausal women. Significant improvements in body weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, and antioxidant levels were observed with tomato diet.
Study analyzes essential oils from five plants for antioxidant and antifungal properties. Two oils show high antioxidant activity, two inhibit fungal growth. One oil effectively reduces fungal severity, could be used to control fungal diseases in vegetables. (38 words)
Researchers optimized RTS1 and found that plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can mitigate salinity stress in tomatoes. This is significant for improving tomato growth in salt-affected soils.
Docking studies identified potential inhibitors for the interaction between ceruloplasmin and myeloperoxidase, including lycoperoside F, xyloglucan oligosaccharides, and Ardimerin digallate, showing promise as inhibitors of ceruloplasmin and potential candidates for cancer treatment research.
A new method called HM20-T has been developed to preserve weak fluorescent signals of precise structures in biological tissues during resin embedding and ultra-thin sectioning. The preservation ratio of fluorescent signals doubled for green fluorescent protein tagged presynaptic elements and tdTomato labeled axons. The method was also suitable for a variety of fluorescent dyes and did not affect immunoreactivity. This method can be used to better characterize multi-color labeled structures in biological tissues and contribute to investigating composition and circuit connections in the brain.
This study explored the potential of certain plant compounds found in tomatoes to treat Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting cholinesterases. Researchers used software to analyze four potential inhibitors and found that neoxanthin was the safest and most effective at binding to the cholinesterases. It also remained stable in a simulated biological environment, indicating it could be a viable drug candidate for treating Alzheimer's. These findings highlight the potential therapeutic properties of phytochemicals in tomatoes for combating Alzheimer's disease.