solanine

English

Chemical structure of α-solanine, identifying the (sugar) solatriose and (alkaloid) solanidine moieties

Etymology

From translingual Solanum +‎ -ine.

Noun

solanine (countable and uncountable, plural solanines)

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

   • 1996, M. M. T. Janssen; H. M. C. Put; M. J. R. Nut, “Chapter Two: Natural Toxins”, in John De Vries, editor, Food Safety and Toxicity, page 14:

     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.

   • 2005, Dietrich Frohne; Hans Jürgen Pfänder, Poisonous Plants: A Handbook for Doctors, Pharmacists, Toxicologists, Biologists and Veterinarians, page 380:

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

Related terms

• solanidine

Translations

poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of nightshade

• Esperanto: solanino
• French: solanine (fr) f
• German: Solanin n
• Italian: solanina f
• Polish: solanina f

Anagrams

• Leonians

Italian

Noun

solanine f

1. plural of solanina

Anagrams

• lesinano