Tomatine efficacy and extraction source!

 Tomatine (a-tomatine), also known as lycopene or lycopene, is a steroidal glycoside alkaloid containing D-xylose, D-galactose and two molecules of glucose found in Solanaceae (Solamm) plants such as eggplant, potato and tomato. Lycopene is the most abundant in tomato (Lycopersicon) plants and is a secondary metabolite produced in tomato rhizomes, leaves, and green fruits, whose fruit lycopene content decreases with increasing fruit maturity. Lycopene protects tomato plants from bacteria, fungi, viruses and certain insects during growth. It has significant anti-seedling and insect repellent effects.