tomatine

== English == === Etymology === From tomato +‎ -ine. === Noun === tomatine (countable and uncountable, plural tomatines) (organic chemistry) A toxic glycoalkaloid with fungicidal properties, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants. 2006, John R. Stommel, 6: Genetic Enhancement of Tomato Fruit Nutritive Value, Maharaj K. Razdan, Autar K. Mattoo (editors), Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops, Volume 2: Tomato, page 208, Tomato accumulates the glycoalkaloids a-tomatine and dehydrotomatine in a 10 : 1 ratio (Madhavi and Salunkhe 1998). 2012, Cheryll Williams, Medicinal Plants in Australia, Volume 3: Plants, Potions and Poisons, page 156, In addition, the level of tomatine in transgenic tomatoes (190–280 mg/100 g fresh weight) was increased substantially from that of the parent (35 mg/100 g) and the standard transgenic tomato (12 mg/100 g). ==== Derived terms ==== tomatinase ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === at no time, mitotane