Glycoalkaloid

2022-07-31: reference:

Glycoalkaloid #

Found in nightshades.

• Cytotoxic insecticides/pesticides. They form complexes with free Cholesterol in the cell membrane, causing cytotoxicity.
  • So one might think to eat with cholesterol-rich foods, but that is usually bound in phospholipids.
• i.e the Tomato’s α-tomatine: or solanine in Potatoes.
• Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
• Light exposure increases glcyoalkaloid synthesis. This is how Potatoes turn green, indicating increased chlorophyll and photosynthesis.