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Tomatine

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 concentrations. Chemically pure tomatine is a white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.

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Structure and biosynthesis

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Metabolism

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Tomatine

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Triples56
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Tomatine

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related to history · 13
Tomatine → Britain, Consequently, Europe, Grete Herball, Guy, In, John Gerard, Phelp's Compound Tomato Pills, Phelps, The, The English, Tomatoes, United States
related to Membrane disruption · 9
Tomatine → Also, First, For, In, MC100, The, This, Tubular, When
related to Metabolism · 7
Tomatine → For, Hydrolysis, Little, One, The, Tomatidine, When
related to Structure and biosynthesis · 7
Tomatine → Alpha-tomatine, At, In, Later, O-3, The, These
related to Toxicity · 6
Tomatine → Generally, NOAEL, Peru, The, These, This
related to External links · 3
Tomatine → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Mechanism of action · 3
Tomatine → Colorado, It, The
is a · 1
Tomatine → white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.Tomatine is sometimes confused with the glycoalkaloid solanine
related to Uses · 1
Tomatine → Also

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cholesterol tomato membrane glycoalkaloid tomatidine also complexes disruption glycoalkaloids aglycon sterols solanine form inhibition acetylcholinesterase fungi first effects compound figure

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Tomatineis awhite crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.Tomatine is sometimes confused with the glycoalkaloid solanine0.90text
snailsinstance ofTomatine is responsible in tomato plants for resistance against animals0.80text
the Colorado beetleinstance ofTomatine is responsible in tomato plants for resistance against animals0.80text
cholesterolinstance ofThe unprotonated form of tomatine forms complexes with sterols0.80text
which may cause disruption of cell membraneinstance ofThe unprotonated form of tomatine forms complexes with sterols0.80text
changes in membrane permeability.Tomatine is effective against fungi at pH 8 but not at pH 4instance ofThe unprotonated form of tomatine forms complexes with sterols0.80text
solanine.The human consumption of moderate amounts of tomatine seems to occur without notable toxic effectsinstance oftomatine is regarded to cause less toxic effects to mammals than other alkaloids0.80text
Tomatinerelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Tomatinerelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Tomatinerelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section
Tomatinerelated to historyTomatoes0.60section
Tomatinerelated to historyEurope0.60section

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