Solarium melongena

The fruit of a number of solanaceous plants, including tomato Lycopersicon esculentum), potato Solanum tuberosum) and eggplant Solarium melongena esculentum), have cholinesterase-inhibiting effects (Krasowski et al. 1997). They contain solanaceous glycoalkaloids o-solanine and o-chaconine, which are triglycosides of solanidine, a steroidal alkaloid derived from cholesterol. They are the only plant chemicals known to inhibit both acetlycholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase, both in vitro and in vivo. 

Eggplant Solarium melongena Purple Anthocyanins, flavonoids... 

BAJAJ K L, KANSAL B D, CHADHA M L and KAUR p p (1990), Chemical composition of some important varieties of egg plant Solarium melongena L.y, Tropical Sci, 30, 255-261. 

Osmotic pressure is correlated with plant development and differentiation, appropriate treatment by the common osmoticums such as sucrose, mannitol and polyethylene glycol (PEG) enhances the embryogenesis and organogenesis in Solarium melongena (Mukherjee et al.,1991), Brassica napus (Ferrie Keller, 2007) and white spruce Picea glauca) (Misra et al., 1993). 

SadUova E, Stintzing FC, Carle R (2006) Anthocyanins, colour and antioxidant properties of eggplant Solarium melongena L.) and violet pepper Capsicum annuum L.) peel extracts. Z Naturforsch 61c 527—535... 

Flavanoids, isolated from Solarium melongena have been shown to possess potent antioxidant activity. Concentrations of malondialdehyde, hydroperoxides and conjugated dienes were lowered significantly [21],... 

Solarium melongena 387 g n-C6Hi4 Black viscous extract 3.6 0.9... 

Solarium melongena 387g CH3CH2OH Green Viscous Extract 4.1 1.1... 

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