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solanin

solanin is the alternative form of solanine.

Meaning of solanine

Noun

solanine (countable and uncountable, plural solanines)

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

Forms of solanin

pluralsolanins

Questions about solanin

What is solanin the alternative form of?
Solanin is the alternative form of solanine.

Words near solanin in the dictionary

  1. solanidanine
  2. solanidine
  3. solanidines
  4. solanigrine
  5. solanigrines
  6. solanin
  7. solanine
  8. solanines
  9. solanins
  10. Solanki
  11. Solankis

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