Solanine: Solanine is a glycoalkaloid present, like chaconine, in many vegetables of the Solanaceae family. It belongs to the chemical family of saponins. It is a substance with a bitter taste, generally toxic, which would stimulate the appetite in Leptinotarsa decemlineata (the Colorado potato beetle). Among the edible plants, potatoes contain small amounts mainly concentrated in flowers, sprouts and the epidermis of tubers as well as just below...
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