Abstract
Plants synthesising alkaloids are worldwide and occur in many families, ranging from the primitive mosses to the highly complex Gramineae, although these secondary metabolites are most abundant in the Dicotyledones. Because of the proven medicinal value of a number of alkaloids and their ease of extraction, many plants have been screened for these compounds with the result that a large number of alkaloids have been identified and their structures determined.
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Vickery, M.L., Vickery, B. (1981). Alkaloids. In: Secondary Plant Metabolism. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86109-5_9
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