Potato glycoalkaloids: true safety or false sense of security?

As one of the major agricultural crops, the cultivated potato is consumed each day by millions of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. A product of global importance, the potato tuber contains toxic glycoalkaloids (GAs) that cause sporadic outbreaks of poisoning in humans, as well as many lives...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2004-03, Vol.22 (3), p.147-151
Main Authors: Korpan, Yaroslav I., Nazarenko, Elena A., Skryshevskaya, Irina V., Martelet, Claude, Jaffrezic-Renault, Nicole, El'skaya, Anna V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - etiology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cell Division - drug effects
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Physiological Phenomena - drug effects
DNA Damage
Food industries
Food toxicology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Plant Poisoning - etiology
Solanaceous Alkaloids - pharmacology
Solanine - analogs & derivatives
Solanine - pharmacology
Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum - chemistry
Viruses - drug effects
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Summary:As one of the major agricultural crops, the cultivated potato is consumed each day by millions of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. A product of global importance, the potato tuber contains toxic glycoalkaloids (GAs) that cause sporadic outbreaks of poisoning in humans, as well as many livestock deaths. This article will discuss some aspects of the potato GAs, including their toxic effects and risk factors, methods of detection of GAs and biotechnological aspects of potato breeding. An attempt has been made to answer a question of vital importance – are potato GAs dangerous to humans and animals and, if so, to what extent?
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.01.009