Tomato juice has antimicrobial properties that can help kill Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria harmful to digestive and urinary health.
- Tomato juice can kill Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria that can harm digestive and urinary tract health, the study found.
- Two antimicrobial peptides, present in tomato juice, are particularly effective against the Salmonella Typhi bacteria.
- The researchers hope that their results will encourage the general public to eat more tomatoes and vegetables.
Tomato juice is very present in our recipes and cocktails, but did you know that it helps fight pathogens? A recent study, carried out by researchers from the University Cornell, revealed that it has anti-microbial properties to eliminate bacteria such as Salmonella Typhiresponsible for typhoid fever.
This discovery was presented in the journal Microbiology SpectrumJanuary 30, 2024.
Tomato juice : properties antimicrobials effective against Salmonella Typhi
To understand how tomato juice can fight bacteria Salmonella Typhiresearchers studied the fruit’s genome to find the antimicrobial peptides – small proteins capable of altering the membrane of microbes – involved. Four of them were selected and tested for their effectiveness against the pathogen responsible for typhoid fever.
Through a computer study, the scientists also attempted to identify how peptides can kill Salmonella Typhi. They also examined the effectiveness of tomato juice against other bacteria that could harm the health of men’s digestive and urinary tracts.
“Our research shows that tomatoes and tomato juice can eliminate enteric bacteria like salmonella”noted Jeongmin Song, principal investigator of the trials and associate professor of the University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology Cornell, in a press release.
Immunity: eat more tomatoes and vegetables
The study of the uuniversity Cornell confirmed that tomato juice is effective in eliminating the bacteria Salmonella Typhiits variants and other pathogens that can harm the health of the digestive and urinary tracts of humans. Two antimicrobial peptides in particular have been shown to be very effective in eliminating them by altering the bacterial membrane that protects them.
The researchers hope that “When the general public, especially children and adolescents, know the results of the study, they will want to eat and drink more tomatoes, as well as other fruits and vegetables, because they provide natural antibacterial benefits to consumers” .
