Look up: solanine

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   solanine
   a toxic alkaloid found in certain vegetables, most notably potatoes, that has been implicated in serious cases of food poisoning and has even resulted in death Category: Chemistry
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   Solanine
   Sol'a·nine noun [ Latin solanum nightshade.] (Chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade ( Solanum nigrum ), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia , and solanina .
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   solanine
   <chemistry> A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste. ... Synonym: solonia, and solanina. ... Origin: L. Solanum nightshade. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Solanine
   `Solanine` is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family, such as potatoes. It can occur naturally in any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers. It is very toxic even in small quantities. Solanine has both fungicidal and pesticidal properties, and it is one of the plant's natural defenses.
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   Solanine
   • (n.) A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and solanina.
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   solanine
   (from the article `tomato`) ...as a relative of the poisons belladonna and deadly nightshade, it was regarded with suspicion as a food. (The roots and leaves of the tomato plant ... ...and England is Solanum dulcamara (see photograph), also called bittersweet and woody nightshade. Its foliage and egg-shaped red berries are ... A gree...
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