Evidently, during the ripening process, the solanines are metabolised to neutral saponins without the occurrence of glycoside hydrolysis. |
It is metabolised by the skin cells' normal biochemical pathways within 48 hours and so does not lead to prolonged photosensitisation. |
Japanese researchers are developing new drugs which work in the same way as allopurinol but are metabolised in the liver rather than the kidneys. |