Transforming stressed plants into healthy foods.

Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Mahshad Maghoumi, Manuel Lopez-Torres, Belem Beltran-Maldonado

Journal: Current opinion in biotechnology 2023;83():102980

PMID: 37536039

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Abstract

This paper presents the current status of transforming stressed plants into healthy foods and the future trends in this emerging field. Herein, we describe the three major key elements to advance this field, including a better understanding of the mode of action of oxidative stress on nutraceutical biosynthesis under pre- and postharvest scenarios either converting plants into biofactories of nutraceuticals or creating 'functional fresh produce' while preserving quality. We discuss the need of designing healthy products based on stressed fresh produce and by-products and present a pragmatic strategy to enhance nutraceuticals in plants, and finally we propose designing appropriate studies with stressed plants targeting immunomodulatory properties to determine preventive and therapeutic effects against chronic diseases and the appropriate recommended dose.

Address: Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, United States.

DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.102980

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MeSH Terms: Dietary Supplements, Plants