| Status | 已發表Published |
| Alkaloids in Diet | |
Chen, C. ; Lin, L. 
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| 2019-12-12 | |
| Source Publication | Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals |
| Publication Place | Singapore |
| Publisher | Springer Singapore |
| Pages | 1-35 |
| Abstract | Food is one of the three basic requirements of mankind, supplying six kinds of nutrients including water, carbohydrate, protein, lipid, vitamins and minerals. Alkaloid-containing foods are an intrinsic part of the human diet, such like tea, coffee and tomato. These food oriented alkaloid constituents possess diverse effects on human body, either wanted or unwanted. A large variety of food-produced alkaloids exhibit potent bioactivities, such as caffeine, atropine and cocaine. Whereas, lots of other alkaloids are toxic to human, such as pyrrolizidine alkaoids. This chapter focuses on the alkaloids in human diet, their mode of action and possible toxic effects. To organize this chapter, the alkaloids were categrized into nine groups based on their structures: pyrrolizidine alkaloids, tropane alkaloids, quinolizidine alkaloids, isoquinoline alkaloids, quinoline alkaloids, glycoalkaloids, purine alkaloids, pyridine alkaloids, and amide alkaloids. The structures of food-derived alkaloids are descried, and their pharmacological activities, bioavailability, metabolism, and toxicological effects are discussed. Moreover, the application of alkaloids in medicines and food supplement, patents, as well as a conclusion about their current impact on food safety are reviewed. The main purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date state of knowledge from phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological studies performed on alkaloids in human food. |
| Keyword | Alkaloids Bioactive constituents Toxicity Bioavailability Safety |
| URL | View the original |
| Language | 英語English |
| ISBN | 9789811317453 |
| The Source to Article | PB_Publication |
| PUB ID | 49984 |
| Document Type | Book chapter |
| Collection | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences |
| Corresponding Author | Lin, L. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Chen, C.,Lin, L.. Alkaloids in Diet[M]. Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals, Singapore:Springer Singapore, 2019, 1-35. |
| APA | Chen, C.., & Lin, L. (2019). Alkaloids in Diet. Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals, 1-35. |
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