| Theodore S. Glickman, Michael Gough - 1990 - 282 pages
...main alkaloids in potatoes) are cholinesterase inhibitors and were introduced generally into the human diet about 400 years ago with the dissemination of the potato from the Andes. They can be detected in the blood of almost all people (12, 90). Total alkaloids are present at a level... | |
| Hikoya Hayatsu - 1990 - 304 pages
...transmission by inhibiting cholinesterase and are known teratogens. They were widely introduced into the human diet about 400 years ago with the dissemination of the potato from the Andes. Total alkaloids are present in normal potatoes at a level of 15 mg per 200-g potato (75 ppm), which is less... | |
| Jay H. Lehr - 1992 - 868 pages
...inhibit cholinesterase, thereby blocking nerve transmission, and are known rodent teratogens. They were widely introduced into the world diet about 400...toxins are present in normal potatoes at a level of 15 mg per 200-g potato (75 ppm), which is less than a ten-fold safety margin from the measurably-toxic... | |
| Leo M.L. Nollet - 2000 - 1074 pages
...comprising potatoes, tomatoes, various nightshades, and Jerusalem cherries. They were widely introduced to the world diet about 400 years ago with the dissemination of the potato from the Andes. They are toxic to humans; the lethal dose is considered to be 3-6 mg per kg body mass. The glycoalkaloids... | |
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