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Published on: September 7, 2022
Bioactive compounds in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) variety saladette and their relationship with soil mineral
Ismael Ramírez Flores1, María Soledad Vásquez-Murrieta2, Marina Olivia Franco-Hernández3
1Departamento de Biofísica-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. Carpio y Plan de Ayala, s/n. Col. Santo Tomás, Apartado Postal 42-186, México C.P. 11340, Mexico.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the mineral composition of soils and the bioactive compound content present in tomatoes grown in three regions of Mexico: the state of San Luis Potosí and Tultitlán and Cuautitlán Izcalli from the State of México: Total phenolic compounds, lycopene, and rutin were higher in the Tultitlán tomatoes and were associated with the thallium and magnesium content in the soil. Chlorogenic acid and quercetin in the fruit from C.IZC were associated with molybdenum and nickel found in the soil. A principal component analysis showed that cupper, iron, sodium, manganese, and lead in the soil had a relationship with the antioxidant activity (AA), resveratrol, and naringin in the fruit from SLP. In the soil from TUL, a relationship between thallium with lycopene and rutin with magnesium was found. Some elements in the soil were related to the bioactivities of the fruit.
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