Open AccessSteroidal alkaloids of Solanum lycopersicoides
Author(s) -
Wiesław Oleszek,
S. Shan,
R. W. Robinson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1986.054
Subject(s) - glycoalkaloid , solanum , germplasm , biology , botany , dry matter , genus , horticulture , solanaceae , biochemistry , gene
Tomatine was identified as the sole glycoalkaloid of Solanum lycopersicoides leaves. Its quantity in field-grown plants was about 3.2 3.5", of leaf dry matter. This finding gives more evidence of the strong affinity of S. lycopersicoides to the genus Lyropersicon. Furthermore it sugests that this species can be a useful germplasm in tomato breedin