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A new variety of purple tomato as a rich source of bioactive carotenoids and its potential health benefits

Carotenoid-rich fractions (CRF) from pulp and peel of a new variety of purple tomato were investigated in comparison to a Red Cherry variety regarding carotenoids characterization, antioxidant capacity, and inhibition of proliferation of four tumor cell lines. CRF from peel of Purple tomato contains...

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Autores principales: Campestrini, Luciano H., Melo, Priscilla S., Peres, Lázaro E.P., Calhelha, Ricardo C., Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Alencar, Severino M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6859294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31763483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02831