solanine

/ (ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn) /

a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light

Word Origin for solanine

C19: from solan ( um) + -ine ²

Solanine will stand boiling with strongly alkaline solutions without decomposition; but dilute acids, on warming, hydrolyse.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth
From very dilute alcoholic solutions (and especially with slow cooling) solanine may be obtained in crystals.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth
Solanine is soluble in 8000 parts of boiling water, 4000 parts of ether, 500 parts of cold, and 125 of boiling alcohol.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth
Mature healthy potatoes appear to contain no solanine, but from 150 grms.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth

This peculiar property is one of the most important tests for the presence of solanine.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth