Researchers have highlighted cases of tropane alkaloid contamination in Italy and called for increased monitoring and regulation. The study detailed recent cases of tropane alkaloid intoxication after ...

What does cannabis, coca leaf, and all coffee have in common? They all contain alkaloids, a powerful group of medicinal compounds found in plants around the world. While little is presently known ...

Since the early 1800s, practitioners of organic chemistry have been fascinated with a group of plant-derived compounds called "alkaloids." Alkaloids contain at least one nitrogen atom among other ...

Alkaloid-derived pharmaceuticals are commonly semisynthesized from plant-extracted starting materials, which often limits their availability and final price. Recent advances in synthetic biology have ...

Characteristic features of plants, such as their active ingredients or flower color, may have developed through very different evolutionary histories. This is shown by an international study on the ...

Alkaloids are a diverse and fascinating group of naturally occurring compounds, most commonly derived from plants, that have played a significant role in medicine and daily life for centuries. Whether ...