Solanum tuberosum and Lycopersicon esculentum Leaf Extracts and Single Metabolites Affect Development and Reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster.

Glycoalkaloids are secondary metabolites commonly found in Solanaceae plants. They have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and insecticidal activities. In the present study we examine the effects of potato and tomato leaf extracts and their main components, the glycoalkaloids α-solanine, α-chaconine and α-...

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Main Authors: Emanuela Ventrella, Zbigniew Adamski, Ewa Chudzińska, Mariola Miądowicz-Kobielska, Paweł Marciniak, Ender Büyükgüzel, Kemal Büyükgüzel, Meltem Erdem, Patrizia Falabella, Laura Scrano, Sabino Aurelio Bufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4877002?pdf=render