Effects of Water Availability in the Soil on Tropane Alkaloid Production in Cultivated <i>Datura stramonium</i>

Background: different Solanaceae and Erythroxylaceae species produce tropane alkaloids. These alkaloids are the starting material in the production of different pharmaceuticals. The commercial demand for tropane alkaloids is covered by extracting them from cultivated plants. <i>Datura stramoni...

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Main Authors: Abigail Moreno-Pedraza, Jennifer Gabriel, Hendrik Treutler, Robert Winkler, Fredd Vergara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Metabolites
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/9/7/131