| 释义 |
tomatin Biochem.|ˈtɒmətɪn|
Also -ine.
[f. tomato + in1.]
A steroidal alkaloid present as a glycoside in the stems and leaves of the tomato plant and some other members of the family Solanaceæ.
The distinction made in quot. 1948 was not generally adopted.
1946[see lycopersicin b]. 1948Arch. Biochem. XVI. 399 The crystalline compound has very low antibacterial activity..and is designated tomatine to distinguish it from the crude or partially purified tomatin. 1959H. Martin Sci. Princ. Crop Protection (ed. 4) ii. 19 Although tomatine effectively inhibits the growth of F[usarium] lycopersici in pure culture.., no direct evidence has been obtained that it is responsible for wilt resistance. 1973L. P. Miller Phytochemistry I. vi. 160 Lycobiose (4-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-galactose) and the trisaccharide lycotriose were obtained from the tetrasaccharide tomatin in tomato leaf. 1980Phytochemistry XIX. 1322/1 Tomatin in neutral or alkaline pH is highly membranolytic..and forms a complex with cholesterol. |
