title: Cytotoxic major saponin from tomato fruits.
abstract: A major novel steroidal alkaloid glycoside, possessing cytotoxic activity has been isolated from the fruits of Lycopersicon esculentum.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Kumamoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yahara
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masateru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nohara
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000633:toxicity*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012503:Saponins