Covering: 2000 to 2017 Ergot alkaloids are among the most important pharmaceuticals and
natural toxins. Significant progress has been achieved in recent years on the research of …

While the use of ergot alkaloids in folk medicine has been practiced for millennia, systematic
investigations on their therapeutic potential began about 100 years ago. Subsequently …

A short survey of the history of ergot, of the original and, for a long time, only source of ergot
alkaloids, is given. Once a dreaded poison, ergot has changed its role over the centuries to …

Ergot alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products belonging to indole alkaloids. The
best known producers are fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, eg, Claviceps, Epichloë …

Covering: 2011 to early 2014 The ergots are a structurally diverse group of alkaloids derived
from tryptophan 7 and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) 8. The potent bioactivity of …

Covering: 2000 to 2010 Ergot alkaloids are toxins and important pharmaceuticals which are
produced biotechnologically on an industrial scale. They have been identified in two orders …

Ergot is the spore form of the fungus Claviceps purpurea. Ergot alkaloids are indole
compounds that are biosynthetically derived from L-tryptophan and represent the largest …

Ergot alkaloids are a class of indole derivatives produced by the genera of Ascomycota
including Claviceps, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Epichloë. Many natural and semi-synthetic …

Publisher Summary The chapter discusses the biochemistry of ergot alkaloids, its
achievements, and challenges and gives a clear picture of the current knowledge of the …

Ergot alkaloids, the metabolic products of various species of the parasitic fungus CIauiceps(
Clavicipitales), have many fascinating features which may account for the long-standing …