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• n  natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

• Last week the word came back from the police laboratory:"We have identified a vegetable alkaloid having the toxic and biological characteristics of ergot, a cereal parasite.
• A vegetable alkaloid derived from leaves of the coca plant.
• German authorities have flagged the level of the illegal cocaine alkaloid in the all-natural drink.

News & Articles

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• Probing the secrets of the ryegrasses: A route for synthesis of loline alkaloids
  Loline alkaloids protect plants from attack by insects and have other interesting features that have yet to be studied in detail. Chemists have developed a method for the effective synthesis of these compounds, which will facilitate further investigations in biology and medicine.
  Oct. 1, 2013 - Science Daily