Solanine

Quick meaning: Solanine is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.

Example Sentences

Evidently, during the ripening process, the solanines are metabolised to neutral saponins without the occurrence of glycoside hydrolysis.

The most potent inhibitors are found in potatoes, and of these the most active component is the glycoalkaloid solanine. The toxicity of solanine has been the subject of extensive study.

1989, R. P. Sharma, D. K. Salunkhe, Chapter 8: Solanum Glycoalkaloids, Peter R. Cheeke (editor), Toxicants of Plant Origin: Alkaloids, Volume 1: Alkaloids, page 214, Apparently the high activity of α-solanine injected into the bloodstream may be due to cholinesterase inhibition, while the lesser effects of orally administered α-solanine could reflect its poor adsorption from the gastrointestinal tract.

Word Forms

• solanines

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alkaloid, solanin, solasonine, solauricine, solanigrine, solanidine.

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