Solanum aethiopicum

Common Names: Ethiopian nightshade

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Pest risk assessment of African Leucinodes species for the European Union.

EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) et al (2024).
EFSA J.
DOI:
10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8739
PubMed:
38686343

Ripening process in exocarps of scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) and banana (Musa spp.) investigated by Raman spectroscopy.

Campos MTC et al (2024).
Food Chem (Oxf).
DOI:
10.1016/j.fochms.2024.100204
PubMed:
38659653

First report of Leucinodes africensis and Leucinodes laisalis on Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum melongena in farmer's fields in southern Ghana.

Fening KO et al (2024).
Bull Entomol Res.
DOI:
10.1017/S0007485324000154
PubMed:
38629305

Heat and salinity stress on the African eggplant F1 Djamba, a Kumba cultivar.

David-Rogeat N, Broadley MR and Stavridou E (2024).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1323665
PubMed:
38469326

Causal agents of Stemphylium-induced foliar diseases of tomatoes and other Solanaceae hosts in Brazil.

Torres TB et al (2024).
J Appl Microbiol.
DOI:
10.1093/jambio/lxae038
PubMed:
38373804

Rapid and low-cost screening for single and combined effects of drought and heat stress on the morpho-physiological traits of African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) germplasm.

Opoku VA et al (2024).
PLoS One.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0295512
PubMed:
38289974

Plant diversity and ethnobotanical importance of home gardens in Ghana's middle belt: a cross-sectional survey of the Sunyani municipality.

Ethnobotany
Ofosu-Bamfo B et al (2023).
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-023-00632-1
PubMed:
38093362

Solanum aethiopicum L. from the Basilicata region as a source of specialized metabolites with promising anti-obesity effects: phytochemical characterization and in vivo investigation in high fat diet-fed mice.

Summary

Study shows extract from Basilicata scarlet eggplant inhibits enzyme activity, improves metabolism, reduces weight gain, inflammation, and enhances vascular function in obese mice, offering potential for obesity management.

ObesityPhytochemistry
Ponticelli M et al (2023).
Front Pharmacol.
DOI:
10.3389/fphar.2023.1306135
PubMed:
38074123

Solanum aethiopicum L. from the Basilicata Region Prevents Lipid Absorption, Fat Accumulation, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in OA-Treated HepG2 and Caco-2 Cell Lines.

Immunology
Lela L et al (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12152859
PubMed:
37571013

Discovery of a DFR gene that controls anthocyanin accumulation in the spiny Solanum group: roles of a natural promoter variant and alternative splicing.

Genetics
Wang X et al (2022).
Plant J.
DOI:
10.1111/tpj.15877
PubMed:
35749258

Genetic Structure of Cucumber Mosaic Virus From Natural Hosts in Nigeria Reveals High Diversity and Occurrence of Putative Novel Recombinant Strains.

Apalowo OA et al (2022).
Front Microbiol.
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2022.753054
PubMed:
35222322

Dietary supplementation of Solanum aethiopicum and Solanecio biafrae leaves alters stress and immune responses, antioxidant status, and meat quality in broilers raised in a hot-dry environment.

Immunology
Adeyemi K et al (2022).
Br Poult Sci.
DOI:
10.1080/00071668.2021.1963675
PubMed:
34402340

Amino acid profiles of Solanum aethiopicum, Amaranthus hybridus, and Telfairia occidentalis, common leafy vegetables in Nigeria.

Aja PM et al (2021).
Sci Prog.
DOI:
10.1177/00368504211032079
PubMed:
34261343

Comparative transcriptome analysis provides insights into the molecular mechanism underlying double fertilization between self-crossed Solanum melongena and that hybridized with Solanum aethiopicum.

Genetics
Li D et al (2020).
PLoS One.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0235962
PubMed:
32760091

Ameliorative effect of aqueous leaf extract of Solanum aethiopicum on phenylhydrazine-induced anaemia and toxicity in rats.

Ekweogu CN et al (2019).
Toxicol Res.
DOI:
10.1007/s43188-019-00021-5
PubMed:
32685427

Draft genome sequence of Solanum aethiopicum provides insights into disease resistance, drought tolerance, and the evolution of the genome.

Genetics
Song B et al (2019).
Gigascience.
DOI:
10.1093/gigascience/giz115
PubMed:
31574156

Alpha-solasonine and alpha-solamargine contents of gboma (Solanum macrocarpon L.) and scarlet (Solanum aethiopicum L.) eggplants.

Sánchez-Mata MC et al (2010).
J Agric Food Chem.
DOI:
10.1021/jf100709g
PubMed:
20397650