Tomatine

"Tomatine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An alkaloid that occurs in the extract of leaves of wild tomato plants. It has been found to inhibit the growth of various fungi and bacteria. It is used as a precipitating agent for steroids. (From The Merck Index, 11th ed)

Descriptor ID	D014053
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.760.864 D09.408.934
Concept/Terms	Tomatine Tomatine

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Solanaceous Alkaloids [D03.132.760]
Tomatine [D03.132.760.864]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Glycosides [D09.408]
Tomatine [D09.408.934]

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