Alkaloids are one of the largest groups of plant secondary metabolites, being present in
several economically relevant plant families. Alkaloids encompass neuroactive molecules …

Phytochemicals belonging to the group of alkaloids are signature specialized metabolites
endowed with countless biological activities. Plants are armored with these naturally …

Since ancient civilization, plants have been utilized in many aspects of life, especially in
medicinal purposes due to the presence of distinctive secondary metabolites like alkaloids …

Alkaloids represent a highly diverse group of compounds that are related only by the
occurrence of a nitrogen atom in a heterocyclic ring. Plants are estimated to produce …

Plants produce many secondary metabolites, which reveal biological activity. Among them,
alkaloids demonstrate a broad spectrum of activities. In nature, they not only are produced …

This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants,
emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. Coevolution of plants and her …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides evidence that alkaloids are not waste products or
functionless molecules as formerly assumed, but rather defense compounds employed by …

Plants produce unique natural products as a result of gene mutation and subsequent
adaptation of metabolic pathways to create new secondary metabolites. However, their …

Characterization of many of the major gene families responsible for the generation of central
intermediates and for their decoration, together with the development of large genomics and …

Plants produce more than 20,000 nitrogen-containing heterocyclic metabolites called
alkaloids. These chemicals serve numerous eco-physiological functions in the plants as well …