Tomatine

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α-Tomatine
Identifiers
CAS number 17406-45-0 N
PubChem 623058
ChemSpider 26536 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:9630 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL525778 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C50H83NO21
Molar mass 1034.18816
Appearance crystalline solid
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tomatine is a toxic glycoalkaloid found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, which has fungicidal properties.[1] Chemically pure tomatine is a white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.[2] Some microbes produce an enzyme called tomatinase which can degrade tomatine, rendering it ineffective as an antimicrobial.[3]

Uses

Tomatine has been used as a reagent in analytical chemistry for precipitating cholesterol from solution.[1][4] Also, tomatine is known to be an immune adjuvant in connection with certain protein antigens.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "tomatine." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003. Answers.com 28 Mar. 2010. http://www.answers.com/topic/tomatine
  2. Degtyarenko, K.; de Matos, P.; Ennis, M.; Hastings, J.; Zbinden, M.; McNaught, A.; Alcántara, R.; Darsow, M.; Guedj, M.; Ashburner, M. (2008). "ChEBI: a database and ontology for chemical entities of biological interest" (pdf). Nucleic Acids Research 36: D344–D350. doi:10.1093/nar/gkm791. PMC 2238832. PMID 17932057.  tomatine (CHEBI:9630)
  3. Seipke, R. F.; Loria, R. (2008). "Streptomyces scabies 87-22 Possesses a Functional Tomatinase". Journal of Bacteriology 190 (23): 7684–7692. doi:10.1128/JB.01010-08. PMC 2583622. PMID 18835993. 
  4. Cayen, M. N. (1971). "Effect of dietary tomatine on cholesterol metabolism in the rat" (pdf). Journal of Lipid Research 12 (4): 482–490. PMID 4362143. 
  5. Heal, K. G.; Taylor-Robinson, A. W. (2010). "Tomatine Adjuvantation of Protective Immunity to a Major Pre-erythrocytic Vaccine Candidate of Malaria is Mediated via CD8+ T Cell Release of IFN-γ" (pdf). Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 2010: 834326. doi:10.1155/2010/834326. PMC 2837906. PMID 20300588. Article ID 834326. 
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