Variability of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Occurrence in Species of the Grass Subfamily Pooideae (Poaceae)

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a class of secondary metabolites found in various unrelated angiosperm lineages including cool-season grasses (Poaceae, subfamily Pooideae). Thesinine conjugates, saturated forms of PA that are regarded as non-toxic, have been described to occur in the two grass spe...

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Main Authors: Anne-Maria Wesseling, Tobias J. Demetrowitsch, Karin Schwarz, Dietrich Ober
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.02046/full