solanine

/ ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn /

noun

1. a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light

Word History and Origins

Origin of solanine¹

C19: from solan ( um ) + -ine ²

Example Sentences

From very dilute alcoholic solutions (and especially with slow cooling) solanine may be obtained in crystals.

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Solanine will stand boiling with strongly alkaline solutions without decomposition; but dilute acids, on warming, hydrolyse.

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Sodic phosphate gives a crystalline precipitate of solanine phosphate, if added to a solution of solanine sulphate.

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Mature healthy potatoes appear to contain no solanine, but from 150 grms.

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Solanine is soluble in 8000 parts of boiling water, 4000 parts of ether, 500 parts of cold, and 125 of boiling alcohol.

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