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    Glycoalkaloids are a family of chemical compounds derived from alkaloids to which sugar groups are appended. Several are potentially toxic, most notably...
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    Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within the genus Solanum, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the tomato...
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    Normal potato tubers that have been grown and stored properly produce glycoalkaloids in negligible amounts, but, if green sections of the plant (namely sprouts...
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    α-Chaconine is a steroidal glycoalkaloid that occurs in plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a natural toxicant produced in green potatoes and gives...
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    Tomatine (sometimes called tomatin or lycopersicin) is a glycoalkaloid, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, and in the fruits at much lower...
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  • had to be pulled from the market in 1970 after findings of its high glycoalkaloid content. It was bred by Wilford Mills of Pennsylvania State University...
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    Solasonine is a glycoalkaloid that is found in Solanum plants of the family Solanaceae. Solasonine is a poisonous chemical compound when used at high...
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    Solanaceae such as potatoes and tomatoes. Solasonine and solamargine are glycoalkaloid derivatives of solasodine. Solasodine is teratogenic to hamster fetuses...
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    cultivariable.com, "The primary glycoalkaloid in this species is tomatine, unlike the domesticated potato, in which the primary glycoalkaloids are solanine and chaconine...
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    others. Some of the main types of alkaloids are: Solanine: A toxic glycoalkaloid with a bitter taste, it has the formula C45H73NO15. It is formed by...
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    Steroidal alkaloids have the basic steroidal skeleton with nitrogen-based functional groups attached to the skeleton. More specifically, they are distinguished...
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    S. seaforthianum extracts and fractions which are attributed to the glycoalkaloid content. The species has become widely naturalised outside its native...
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    unlike deep-frying, it is of only limited effectiveness in reducing glycoalkaloid (i.e., solanine) levels. Acrylamide has been found in other microwaved...
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    isolated from Solanum nigrum fungal endophyte Aspergillus flavus. It is a glycoalkaloid derived from the steroidal alkaloid solasodine. Solamargine was one...
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    pest resistance which was attributed to their high levels of toxic glycoalkaloid solanine which are usually present only in small amounts in potatoes...
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    a precursor for other compounds, such as phytosterols and steroidal glycoalkaloids, with cholesterol remaining in plant foods only in minor amounts or...
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    Archived from the original on 16 July 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2009. Glycoalkaloid and calystegine contents of eight potato cultivarsJ-Agric-Food-Chem...
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    therapeutic uses at lower doses. An example of a neurotoxin are the glycoalkaloids, from the plant species in the family Solanaceae (includes potato, tomato...
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    The fruit works as a repellent because of the toxicity of steroidal glycoalkaloid. Although the mature fruit is poisonous, it can be cooked and eaten...
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    line A-375. Solanum nigrum is known to contain solasodine (a steroidal glycoalkaloid that can be used to make 16-DPA progenitor); a possible commercial source...
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    European nightshade, S. nigrum. Research indicates the presence of toxic glycoalkaloids and there are warnings to be careful on the use of S. americanum as...
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  • chain of sugar units is to the left and below. Note the nitrogen atom in the steroid skeleton at right, indicating this compound is a glycoalkaloid....
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    large frequencies may potentially be poisonous. S. macrocarpon contains glycoalkaloids and the levels found in the fruit were 5-10 times higher than what is...
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    the starch did not show such effect. The fruit contains about 1.5% of glycoalkaloids in its dried fruits, chiefly solamargine and solasonine, mostly in the...
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    toxins can be deactivated by adequate cooking. Green potatoes contain glycoalkaloids and should be avoided. Fruit and vegetables, particularly leafy vegetables...
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    no. 4 362-363 doi:10.1212/CPJ.0b013e31826af1f6 Solanaceous steroidal glycoalkaloids and poisoning by Solanum torvum, the normally edible susumber berry...
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    as individual genes. Some exceptions have been discovered: steroidal glycoalkaloids in Solanum, polyketides in Pooideae, benzoxazinoids in Zea mays, triterpenes...
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  • (May 2018). "Genome sequence of M6, a diploid inbred clone of the high‐glycoalkaloid‐producing tuber‐bearing potato species Solanum chacoense, reveals residual...
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    recorded as traditional remedies in Africa. Solasonine is the major glycoalkaloid in its foliage, stems, fruit and seeds, besides minor alkaloids which...
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    solasodine, a pharmaceutically important chemical compound. Steroid glycoalkaloids in the compound solasodine, which is naturally occurring in Solanum...
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