Alkaloids play an essential role in protecting plants against herbivores. Humans can also
benefit from the pharmacological effects of these compounds. Plants produce an immense …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites of the Lupinus species, the
presence of which limits the expansion of lupin beans consumption, despite their high …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are synthesized by the genus Lupinus as a defense against
herbivores. Synthesis of QAs in lupins is species-and organ-specific. Knowledge about their …

State of art and aim: Quinolizidine alkaloids in lupin flours and lupin-containing food
products, are regulated at a maximum of 200 mg/kg product, because of their suspected …

Due to the growing importance of lupins and lupin products in agriculture and food
technology, there is an increasing demand for a simple method to determine their alkaloids …

Members of the Lupinus genus are widely distributed throughout various parts of the world
as native or domesticated species. Some members of the genus supply useful forage or …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites found within the genus
Lupinus, some species of which are commercially important grain legume crops including …

Quinolizidine alkaloids, occurring in lupins, are the largest single group of legume alkaloids
with clear ecological functions in the defence of the plant. During germination, some degree …

Since lupin proteins are more and more used to replace animal proteins and other plants
ingredients in foods such as bakery products, imitation dairy and meat products, and …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites that complicate the end use of
narrow‐leafed lupin (NLL; Lupinus angustifolius L.) grain, as levels sometimes exceed the …