Researchers report the first successful microbial biosynthesis of the tropane alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, a class of neuromuscular blockers naturally found in plants in the nightshade ...

Tropane alkaloids are a particular class of plant derived compounds that have been exploited by mankind since the domestication of medicinal plants. The distribution of these alkaloids is scattered ...

The World Food Program (WFP) has requested assistance from the FAO and WHO on tropane alkaloids after five people died in Uganda this past year from contaminated food aid. The United Nations agency ...

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are heterocyclic nitrogenous metabolites found across seven orders of angiosperms, including Malpighiales (Erythroxylaceae) and Solanales (Solanaceae). Despite the ...

Exposure to these alkaloids can induce symptoms such as reduced salivation, dry skin, and pupil dilation. At increased concentrations, they cause drowsiness, visual impairment, palpitations, ...

Elisabet Moyano, Katja Jouhikainen, Päivi Tammela, Javier Palazón, Rosa M. Cusidó, M. Teresa Piñol, Teemu H. Teeri, Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 54, No. 381 ...

Atropine was detected in four of 14 samples of cereal-based foods intended for children, according to a survey last year by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet). Another tropane alkaloid, ...

The pharmacologically important tropane alkaloids have a scattered distribution among angiosperm families, like many other groups of secondary metabolites. To determine whether tropane alkaloids have ...

Data on which tropane alkaloids (TAs) are of concern in Europe has been collected to form the basis for future exposure assessments. The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence and ...

LIDL Ireland is recalling batches of sweet popcorn over health fears. The supermarket chain is asking customers to return Snack Day Sweet Popcorn because of “an elevated level of tropane alkaloids”.

The Standard Homeopathic Company is recalling all lots of its Hyland’s Baby Teething Tablets and Hyland’s Baby Nighttime Teething Tablets.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found "inconsistent" ...