Chemistry Now: Cheeseburger Chemistry: Tomatoes
Cheeseburger Chemistry: Tomatoes--How chemistry ripens and reddens tomatoes: ethylene, lycopene, gases, diffusion. This video, one in a six-part "Cheeseburger Chemistry" series, examines the role of the plant hormone ethylene, or C2H4, in ripening tomatoes (and other fruits); lycopene's connection to tomatoes' red color; and how ethylene gas diffuses.
Credit: NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
