petunia riograndensis/neoplasms

Petunia protoplasts were infected with the virulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain A348 or the avirulent strain A136 (lacking a Ti plasmid). The infection process was stopped at various time intervals up to 24 h after inoculation, and the DNA from the plant cells was isolated. Southern blot

Tomatoes are an excellent source of the carotenoid lycopene, a compound that is thought to be protective against prostate cancer. They also contain small amounts of flavonoids in their peel ( approximately 5-10 mg/kg fresh weight), mainly naringenin chalcone and the flavonol rutin, a quercetin