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solanines

solanines is the plural 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

Questions about solanines

What is solanines the plural of?
Solanines is the plural of solanine.

Words near solanines in the dictionary

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

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