Solanum spp

Steroidal alkaloids found in Veratrum spp. and Solanum spp. with their relative teratogenic potency, as determined in a hamster bioassay. 

Figure 2.7 Two steroidal alkaloids from Solanum spp. (a) a-chaconine, with teratogenic activity, and (b) tomatidine, non-teratogenic alkaloid.

Figure 2.14 Two common tropane alkaloids in Solanum spp. (a) atropine Datura), and (b) cocaine (Erythroxylon coca).

The family Solanaceae is one of the important and interesting plant families. It may be classified into four groups based on their usefulness and chemical composition of alkaloids contained (1) Nicotiana spp. such as N. tabacum and N. rustica, which provide tobacco and contain nicotiana alkaloids such as nicotine and nomicotine (2) Hyoscyamus, Scopolia, Atropa, and Datura species, which are pharmacologically important and contain tropane alkaloids such as hyocyamine, scopolamine, and tropine (3) Solanum spp., which are sometimes the starting material for production of synthetic steroids for medical uses and which contain solanum alkaloids and (4) Capsicum, Solanum, and Lycoper-sicum species, which serve as foods and are alkaloid-free. 

Hierzu werden weltweit vor allem Nachtschattengewachse (Datum spp., Bi-"ansia spp., Latua pub flora, Solanum spp., Tabak) und psilocybinhaltige Pilze (Psilocybe spp.) verwendet alles Pflanzen, die ebenfalls dmch die emopaische Hexenbrille damonisiert sind (siehe Anhang Seite 254). 

In dealing with poisoning hy Solanum spp. it is convenient, in spite of the elaborate work which has been done in elucidating the structure of... 

Szafranek, B. Szafranek, J. (2008). Volatiles of Solanum spp. analysis, composition and ecological significance. Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology, Vol.2, No.l, pp. 145-155, ISSN 1752-3419... 

Solanidine see a-Solanine. o-Solanine, solanine a Solanum alkaloid, the chief toxic alkaloid of the potato (Solanum tuberosum), also present in other Solanum spp. It is a glycoalkaloid containing the aglycon solanidine (sola-nid-5-ene-3p-ol), M, 397.65, m.p. 218°C, [aJo -27° (CHCI3), and the trisaccharide p-solatriose (Fig.). Potato tubers contain no more than 0.01 % a-S., which is harmless in this quantity. Potato shoots contain 0.5 % c(. and therefore cannot be used as food. 

There are only a few reports on anmocyanins in wild Solanum spp. Petanin and delphanin could be detected in me ripe berries of S. americanum Mill., S. interandinum, and S. intrusum as well as in me flowers of S. auriculatum Ait. (Briggs et al. 1961). 

Table 7.3 Steroideil alkeiloids (atkamines) eilphabetically listed within the different structural types For 41 out of eiltogether 115 compounds from Solanum spp. (113 compounds), Lycianthes biflora, and Saracha punctata (one compound each) at least one corresponding glycoalkaloid was found and structurally elucidated, i.e., for 36% of the eilkamines also corresponding glycosides are known...

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