Solauricidine
Encyclopedia
Solauricidine is the poisonous aglycone
chemical compound
of the glycoalkaloid
solauricine
. It closely resembles an isomer
of solasonine
. Solauricidine occurs in plants of the Solanaceae
family.
Aglycone
An aglycone is the non-sugar compound remaining after replacement of the glycosyl group from a glycoside by a hydrogen atom. The spelling aglycon is sometimes encountered .Classes of phytochemicals found in the aglycone and glycosides forms :...
chemical compound
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
of the glycoalkaloid
Glycoalkaloid
Glycoalkaloids are a family of poisons commonly found in the plant species Solanum dulcamara . There are several glycoalkaloids that are potentially toxic. A prototypical glycoalkaloid is called solanine , which is found in potato...
solauricine
Solauricine
Solauricine is a poisonous glycoalkaloid chemical compound that occurs in plants of the Solanaceae family....
. It closely resembles an isomer
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
of solasonine
Solasonine
Solasonine is a poisonous glycoside chemical compound. Solasonine occurs in plants of the Solanaceae family....
. Solauricidine occurs in plants of the Solanaceae
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
family.