solasonine
noun
so·las·o·nine
səˈlasəˌnēn,
ˌsäləˈsōˌn-,
-nə̇n
plural -s
: a crystalline glycosidic alkaloid C45H73NO16 obtained from several solanaceous plants (such as Solanum sodomaeum) and closely related to solanine but yielding solasodine on hydrolysis
called also solanine-S
Word History
Etymology
solaso- (from New Latin Solanum sodomaeum, from Solanum + sodomaeum, neuter of sodomaeus of Sodom, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom, from Greek) + solanine