AgroaldeaACCORDING TO A BRITISH STUDY
The study, published in the British journal Nature Biotechnology rebels that consume purple tomatoes, modified genetically so that they contain high levels of anthocyanins, It protects against cancer and a wide range of diseases.
The antiocianinas are antioxidant pigments produced by some plants and contribute to the protection of the body from a large number of varied etiology diseases.
A research team from the John Innes Centre, in Norwich, the East of England, It included two genes from the Snapdragon, rich antiocianinas, in the genome of the tomato plant. At the same time, these species produced pulp and purple skin with a high level of anthocyanins, similar to that in blackberries and blueberries.
The researchers conclude that include these tomatoes in the human diet would be an easy way to increase your intake of antioxidants and promote the maintenance of good health.
However, this type of studies with tomatoes are not new. In 2006, the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants of Valencia created therapeutic blue tomatoes, genetically modified, to create vaccines among other purposes.
This center participates in a project Genome Spain has created a study of the sequencing of the tomato genome, yet complete, in which eight countries participate.