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

Background Plants produce a variety of specialized metabolites, many of which are used in
pharmaceutical industries as raw materials. However, certain metabolites may be produced …

Covering: up to 2022 Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are a class of alkaloids that accumulate
in a variety of leguminous plants and have applications in the agricultural, pharmaceutical …

Plant‐specialized metabolism is complex, with frequent examples of highly branched
biosynthetic pathways, and shared chemical intermediates. As such, many plant‐specialized …

Plants synthesize many diverse small molecules that affect function of the mammalian
central nervous system, making them crucial sources of therapeutics for neurological …

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), a medicinal plant possessing high
pharmacological attributes, is widely recognized for the biosynthesis of anticancer …

Monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) are a diverse class of plant natural products that
include a number of medicinally important compounds. We set out to reconstitute the …

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a large, diverse group of∼ 2500 specialized plant
metabolites. Many BIAs display potent pharmacological activities, including the narcotic …

The Madagascar periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don] is a plant species known for
its production of TIAs (terpenoid indole alkaloids), many of which are pharmaceutically …

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