The ecological context of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food, feed and forage: An overview

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-281

  Boppré, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Allelochemicals; Bioactive phytochemicals; Chemical defence; Chronic toxicants; Contaminants; Natural products; Non nutrient food constituents; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant secondary metabolites; Utilisation of toxicants; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALKALOIDS; CONSUMER PROTECTION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; IMPURITIES; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATIONS; ALLELOCHEMICALS; CHRONIC TOXICANTS; FOOD CONSTITUENTS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES; UTILISATION OF TOXICANTS; VARIATION;

FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

ALKALOID; AXILLARIDINE; AXILLARINE; ESTER; HELIOTRINE; MONOCROTALINE; PHEROMONE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; RETRORSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BORAGINACEAE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; FORAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERBIVORY; HONEY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LD 50; LEGUME; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVESTOCK; LUNG TOXICITY; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PLANT ANIMAL INTERACTION; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOSPHERE; RISK REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952034416     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.555085     Document Type: Article

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