Abstract
Tomato is considered as one of the most important sources of nutrients such as lycopene, β-carotene, flavonoids, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and hydroxyl-cinnamic acid derivatives. The quality and quantity of nutrients in tomato fruits were decreased during the severe infection of Alternaria alternata. The present study deals with the estimation of lycopene, β-carotene, phenolic and ascorbic acid content in tomato fruits which were infected with A. alternata and its toxins such as tenuazonic acid (TeA), alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME). The lycopene, β-carotene, ascorbic acid and phenolic content were found lowest in pathogen-infected fruits i.e. (0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g), (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g), (1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g) and (0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g), respectively, followed by toxins-treated samples as compared to the control. The results concluded that A. alternata mostly affects the nutritional values of tomato fruits due to the combined effect of the toxins.
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Claim · model-written summary
Lycopene content was lowest in tomato fruits infected with A. alternata compared with control, at 0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume2 - Treatment
- infected with A. alternatae2
- Interactor
- A. alternata
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Alternaria alternatae2pathogen - Outcome
- lycopenee3
- Direction
- loweste3
- Value
- 0.66 ± 0.03 mg/ge3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e2“tomato fruits which were infected with A. alternata”
e3“The lycopene, β-carotene, ascorbic acid and phenolic content were found lowest in pathogen-infected fruits i.e. (0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g), (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g), (1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g) and (0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g), respectively, followed by toxins-treated samples as compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
β-carotene content was lowest in tomato fruits infected with A. alternata compared with control, at 0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- infected with A. alternatae2
- Interactor
- A. alternataAlternaria alternatae2pathogen
- Outcome
- β-carotenee3
- Direction
- loweste3
- Value
- 0.14 ± 0.01 mg/ge3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“tomato fruits which were infected with A. alternata”
e3“The lycopene, β-carotene, ascorbic acid and phenolic content were found lowest in pathogen-infected fruits i.e. (0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g), (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g), (1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g) and (0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g), respectively, followed by toxins-treated samples as compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid content was lowest in tomato fruits infected with A. alternata compared with control, at 1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- infected with A. alternatae2
- Interactor
- A. alternataAlternaria alternatae2pathogen
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide3
- Direction
- loweste3
- Value
- 1.89 ± 0.2 mg/ge3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“tomato fruits which were infected with A. alternata”
e3“The lycopene, β-carotene, ascorbic acid and phenolic content were found lowest in pathogen-infected fruits i.e. (0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g), (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g), (1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g) and (0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g), respectively, followed by toxins-treated samples as compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Phenolic content was lowest in tomato fruits infected with A. alternata compared with control, at 0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
- Treatment
- infected with A. alternatae2
- Interactor
- A. alternataAlternaria alternatae2pathogen
- Outcome
- phenolic contente3
- Direction
- loweste3
- Value
- 0.58 ± 0.05 mg/ge3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“tomato fruits which were infected with A. alternata”
e3“The lycopene, β-carotene, ascorbic acid and phenolic content were found lowest in pathogen-infected fruits i.e. (0.66 ± 0.03 mg/g), (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/g), (1.89 ± 0.2 mg/g) and (0.58 ± 0.05 mg/g), respectively, followed by toxins-treated samples as compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Alternaria alternata mainly affects the nutritional values of tomato fruits through the combined effect of its toxins.
- Taxon
- tomato fruitsSolanum lycopersicume4
- Interactor
- A. alternataAlternaria alternatae4pathogen
- Outcome
- nutritional valuese4
- Qualifier
- due to the combined effect of the toxinse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“The results concluded that A. alternata mostly affects the nutritional values of tomato fruits due to the combined effect of the toxins”
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