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Objective: Qianliguang (Senecio scandens) is a common Chinese medicinal herb. Qianliguang-containing herbal proprietary products are registered as over-the-counter remedies in China and exported to Western countries.
Lin Zhu +5 more
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Tropane alkaloids in food [PDF]
A large number of wild and cultured plants produce secondary metabolites that are toxic to humans and animals. Through accidental or intentional mixing of these plants with normal food and feed the consumers of these products will be exposed to the ...
Adamse, P., Egmond, H.P., van
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Background Herbal products have been used for gas pains in children for many years. However, the quality of herbal products used in children and the presence of contamination in the products are controversial.
Semih Bulut +3 more
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey: determination with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are probably the most widespread toxins of natural origin. More than 6,000 plant species produce these toxic compounds. Bees can forage on flowers of plants producing PAs, which leads to contamination of honey with the toxic
Kowalczyk Ewelina, Kwiatek Krzysztof
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Mate Choice and Toxicity in Two Species of Leaf Beetles with Different Types of Chemical Defense [PDF]
Evidence for the use of defensive compounds for sexual purposes is scarce, even though sexual selection might have some importance for the evolution of defensive traits. This study investigates the effect of defense-related traits and body size on mating
Blanckenhorn, Wolf +2 more
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are secondary metabolites of certain flowering plants. The ingestion of PAs may result in acute and chronic effects in man and livestock with hepatotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity being identified as predominant ...
F. Kolrep +6 more
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Can plant resistance to specialist herbivores be explained by plant chemistry or resource use strategy? [PDF]
At both a macro- and micro-evolutionary level, selection of and performance on host plants by specialist herbivores are thought to be governed partially by host plant chemistry.
Kirk, Heather +3 more
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Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids-Pros and Cons for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications. [PDF]
Jayawickreme K +6 more
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The Influence of the Infusion and Extracts of Symphytum Officinale Linn Leaves on the Isolated Guinea Pig Uterus [PDF]
Infus dan beberapa ektrak daun Symphytum officinale Linn yang telah diidentifikasi dari Balai Penelitian Tanaman Obat, Tawangmangu telah diperiksa terhadap uterus marmut terisolasi.
Dzulkarnain, B. (B) +2 more
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The food control of tropane and pyrrolizidine alkaloids has become in recent years in Europe one of the main priorities within the food safety field due to the exponential increase in food alerts related to the concerning levels of these natural toxins ...
Natalia Casado +4 more
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