What's behind Purple Tomatoes? Insight into the Mechanisms of Anthocyanin Synthesis in Tomato Fruits

Plant Physiol. 2020 Apr;182(4):1841-1853. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01530. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Abstract

The genetic basis underlying the phenotype of purple tomatoes guides an understanding of these varieties which were introduced over 10 years ago.

MeSH terms

  • Anthocyanins / metabolism*
  • Fruit / metabolism*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Solanum lycopersicum / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Plant Proteins