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Researchers added AtMYB12 protein to tomatores which controls amount of polyphenols produced.
Activates phenylpropanoids – similar to resveratrol found in wine.
One tomato contains the same amount of polyphenols as 50 bottles of red wine.
Tomatoes could be grown on an industrial scale then juice to extract their valuable medicinal compounds.
The study was published in the Nature Communications journal.
