Detection of Alkaloids in Plant Tissues

Alkaloids are a very wide group of naturally occurring organic compounds which contain nitrogen atom or atoms (amino or amido in some cases) in their structures. Generally based on structures, alkaloids can be divided into classes like indoles, quinolines, isoquinolines, pyrrolidines, pyridines, pyrrolizidines, tropanes, and terpenoids and steroids. Alkaloids in plant are highly related to seed formation and protection against predators.

Alkaloids have been used as medicines due to their pharmacological properties such as neuroprotective capacity, anticancer and antidiabetic properties.

STEMart is able to identify the composition and determine the content of alkaloids in the plant tissues.

Test Capabilities

• Detection of pyrrole alkaloids
• Detection of pyrrolidine alkaloids
• Detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids
• Detection of pyridine alkaloids
• Detection of piperidine alkaloids
• Detection of quinoline alkaloids
• Detection of tropane alkaloids
• Detection of isoquinoline alkaloids
• Detection of aporphine alkaloids
• Detection of quinolizidine alkaloids
• Detection of indole alkaloids
• Detection of indolizidine alkaloids
• Detection of imidazole alkaloids
• Detection of protoalkaloids
• Detection of pseudoalkaloids

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