Abstract
Tomato fruit has assumed the status of 'functional food' due to the association between its consumption and a reduced likelihood of certain types of cancers and CVD. The nutraceutical value of tomatoes can be affected by the cultivation conditions, e.g. the phytochemical content of the fruits may increase with the establishment of beneficial mycorrhizal symbioses in the plants. A multidisciplinary study was carried out to gain knowledge on the antioxidant, oestrogenic/anti-oestrogenic and genotoxic activity of tomato fruits produced by mycorrhizal plants. The present results showed that the symbiosis positively affected the growth and mineral nutrient content of tomato plants and enhanced the nutritional and nutraceutical value of tomato fruits through modifications of plant secondary metabolism, which led to increased levels of lycopene in fruits obtained from mycorrhizal plants, compared with controls. Moreover, such changes did not result in the production of mutagenic compounds, since tomato extracts induced no in vitro genotoxic effects. Fruit extracts, both hydrophilic and the lipophilic fractions, originating from mycorrhizal plants strongly inhibited 17-β-oestradiol-human oestrogen receptor binding, showing significantly higher anti-oestrogenic power compared with controls. The present study shows that beneficial plant symbionts, such as mycorrhizal fungi, can lead to the production of safe and high-quality food, which is an important societal issue strongly demanded by both consumers and producers.
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Claim · model-written summary
Mycorrhizal symbiosis positively affected tomato plant growth and mineral nutrient content.
- Taxon
- tomato plants
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- symbiosise0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizal fungit1symbiont
- Outcome
- growth and mineral nutrient contente0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
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e0“the symbiosis positively affected the growth and mineral nutrient content of tomato plants”
t1“mycorrhizal fungi”
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Mycorrhizal symbiosis increased fruit lycopene versus controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- mycorrhizal plantse0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizal fungit1symbiont
- Outcome
- levels of lycopene in fruitse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controlse0
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e0“increased levels of lycopene in fruits obtained from mycorrhizal plants, compared with controls”
t0“tomato”
t1“mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato extracts showed no in vitro genotoxic effects.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- in vitro genotoxic effectse0
- Direction
- noe0
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e0“tomato extracts induced no in vitro genotoxic effects”
Claim · model-written summary
Hydrophilic and lipophilic extracts from mycorrhizal fruit inhibited oestradiol receptor binding.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizal fungit1symbiont
- Outcome
- 17-β-oestradiol-human oestrogen receptor bindinge0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
- Qualifier
- hydrophilic and the lipophilic fractionse0
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Verbatim
e0“Fruit extracts, both hydrophilic and the lipophilic fractions, originating from mycorrhizal plants strongly inhibited 17-β-oestradiol-human oestrogen receptor binding”
t0“tomato”
t1“mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Mycorrhizal fruit extracts had significantly higher anti-oestrogenic power than controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizal fungit1symbiont
- Outcome
- anti-oestrogenic powere0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- controlse0
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Verbatim
e0“showing significantly higher anti-oestrogenic power compared with controls”
t0“tomato”
t1“mycorrhizal fungi”
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