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Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:17:10 -0400
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From: Kim Auletta <kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU>
Subject: Dulcamarine safety
Our undergrad bio labs want to make an extract of Bittersweet Nightshade
(Solamun dulcamara) for use in the labs. I can't find any MSDSs for the
extracts, but have found that there are 2 substances of concern, mostly
for ingestion: dulcamarine (an "amorphous glucoside", provides the
bittersweet taste) and solanine (an alkaloid, a CNS narcotic).
Other than treating this extract as an OSHA "Particularly Hazardous
Chemical", does anyone have more specific safety info or guidelines?
Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
Stony Brook University
EH&S
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
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