Naturally Occurring Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

Download or read book Naturally Occurring Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids written by Dr. Abdel-Fatta Rizk and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-11-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids are so numerous and widespread that they can be expected to be present in most environments. About 200 pyrrolizidine alkaloids have been isolated and identified from different plants. Interest in these alkaloids has increased in recent years due to their causative effects in the heavy loss of livestock in many countries. Naturally Occurring Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids discusses the plant sources and properties of pyrrolizidine alkaloids; extraction, fractionation and identification; various methods of spectrometry of pyrrolizidine alkaloids; quantitative determination; and the toxicity, carcinogenicity, pharmacology, and other biological activities of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Researchers in veterinary and human medicine will find this book to be a fascinating and useful reference tool.