title: Poisonous plants contaminating edible ones and toxic substances in plant foods. Part 3. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium digynum Forssk. (= H. luteum, Poir.).
abstract: Investigation of the alkaloidal constituents of Heliotropium digynum resulted in the isolation of four alkaloids viz. heliotrine, europine, lasiocarpine and 7-angelylheliotrine. Moreover, HPLC and GLC showed the probable presence of heliotridine and some other unidentified minor constituents. A summary of the pharmacotoxicity and biological activity of the ethanolic extract, total alkaloids with special reference to heliotrine is presented.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000633:toxicity; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000032:analysis*; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids; C010178:heliotrine