tomatine

Also known as alpha-tomatine, lycopersicin, A''-Tomatidine, (3beta,5alpha,22beta,25S)-spirosolan-3-yl O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1->3)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside, Tomatin

Tomatine (sometimes called tomatin or lycopersicin) is a glycoalkaloid, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, and in the fruits at much lower concentrations. Chemically pure tomatine is a white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.

Research

430 papers

Alpha-tomatine and the two sides of the same coin: An anti-nutritional glycoalkaloid with potential in human health.Food chemistry · 2022
Tomatine as a versatile adjuvant boosts mRNA vaccine responses.Materials today. Bio · 2025
Current Advances in the Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Transcriptional Regulation of α-Tomatine in Tomato.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
The steroidal alkaloids α-tomatine and tomatidine: Panorama of their mode of action and pharmacological properties.Steroids · 2021
α-Tomatine gradient across artificial roots recreates the recruitment of tomato root-associated Sphingobium.Plant direct · 2023

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Mass: 1033.546

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chemical formula: C₅₀H₈₃NO₂₁
isomeric SMILES: C[C@H]1CC[C@]2([C@H]([C@H]3[C@@H](O2)C[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H]5[C@H]4CC[C@@H]6[C@@]5(CC[C@@H](C6)O[C@H]7[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O7)CO)O[C@H]8[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O8)CO)O)O[C@H]9[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](CO9)O)O)O)O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)NC1
canonical SMILES: CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)NC1
Commons category: Tomatine

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