Tropane alkaloids are a particular class of plant derived compounds that have been exploited by mankind since the domestication of medicinal plants. The distribution of these alkaloids is scattered ...

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are heterocyclic nitrogenous metabolites found across seven orders of angiosperms, including Malpighiales (Erythroxylaceae) and Solanales (Solanaceae). Despite the ...

Atropine was detected in four of 14 samples of cereal-based foods intended for children, according to a survey last year by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet). Another tropane alkaloid, ...

The World Food Program (WFP) has requested assistance from the FAO and WHO on tropane alkaloids after five people died in Uganda this past year from contaminated food aid. The United Nations agency ...

Researchers conducted a study on tropane alkaloids (TAs), crucial natural compounds found abundantly in various plant families. TAs, often toxins, include major ones like L-hyoscyamine, atropine, and ...

Exposure to these alkaloids can induce symptoms such as reduced salivation, dry skin, and pupil dilation. At increased concentrations, they cause drowsiness, visual impairment, palpitations, ...

Researchers report the first successful microbial biosynthesis of the tropane alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, a class of neuromuscular blockers naturally found in plants in the nightshade ...

Data on which tropane alkaloids (TAs) are of concern in Europe has been collected to form the basis for future exposure assessments. The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence and ...

Yong Duck Kim, Ji Yun Min, Won Jung Kim, Young Min Kang, Hyun Shik Moon, Cheul Ho Lee, D. Theertha Prasad and Myung Suk Choi An efficient in vitro plant regeneration system was established from callus ...

Tropane alkaloids are naturally occurring toxins produced by plants of the Solanaceae and related families, most notably atropine and scopolamine. Their presence in cereals, pseudo-cereals, herbal ...

Tropane alkaloids are a particular class of plant-derived compounds that have been exploited by mankind since the domestication of medicinal plants. The distribution of these alkaloids is scattered ...