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tomatine

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tomatine [′täm·ə‚tēn]
(organic chemistry)
C50H83NO21A glycosidal alkaloid obtained from the leaves and stems from the tomato plant; the crude extract is known as tomatin: white, toxic crystals; used as a plant fungicide and as a precipitating agent for cholesterol.
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These include vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and potassium; non-nutritive dietary fiber; the antioxidative compounds lycopene, [beta]-carotene and lutein; and cholesterol-lowering and immune-enhancing glycoalklaoid tomatine.
Carvacrol-containing edible tomato films inhibit pathogenic bacteria by Microbial Update International
Antioxidative activity and carotenoid and tomatine contents in different typologies of fresh consumption tomatoes.
Characterization of bioactive compounds contained in vegetables of ... by Helmja, Kati; Vaher, Merike; Gorbatsova, Jelena; Kaljurand, Mihkel / Estonian Academy of Sciences: Chemistry
Tomatine and rutin, for example, each harmed the tobacco hornworm more in the spring temperatures than in the summer conditions.
How temperature, plant defenses alter bugs by Adler, Tina / Science News
 
 
 
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