Sentences with phrase «by alkaloids»

Lupin poisoning is a nervous syndrome caused by alkaloids in bitter lupins, similar to neurolathyrism.

Lupin poisoning is a nervous syndrome caused by alkaloids in bitter lupins, similar to neurolathyrism.

«Although uninfected bees in our experiments were not adversely affected by alkaloid - containing diets, anabasine had deleterious effects on infected bees.

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Capsaicin is an incredibly powerful and stable alkaloid seemingly unaffected by cold or heat, which retains its original potency despite time, cooking, or freezing.

St. Anthony is also the patron saint of ergotism, a poisoning caused by the ingestion of alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus that infects rye and other cereals that are used to make bread.

The team has already patented three alkaloids from young leaves that show promise against leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by flies.

This is the first report of exacerbation of floral alkaloids» negative effects by Crithidia infection,» they write.

Therefore, the team concluded that storage conditions can affect the potency of an extract by increasing the amount of the oxidized alkaloid.

Their work also provides conclusive evidence on a longstanding question regarding the enzymatic origin of chlorine substitution in the biogenesis of hapalindole - type alkaloids in accordance with a proposal that was recently formulated by the Liu group.

Specifically, they determined this by studying the biogenesis of hapalindole - type alkaloid welwitindolinones in stigonematalean cyanobacteria.

The presence of alkaloids — naturally occurring toxins produced by trees and other plants — has long been suspected in smoke from forest fires, but the new study is the first to detect the compounds coming directly from a blaze.

He says the study's claim that alkaloids produced by plants can alter or damage genes is an overstatement.

A pollinium is a waxy mass of pollen grains held together by the glue - like alkaloid viscin, containing both cellulosic strands and mucopolysaccharides.

«With regards to the warnings that comfrey can cause cancer and liver disease, most herbal practitioners point out that those results were from studies that isolated the pyrrolizidine alkaloids and fed or injected them into animal subjects in doses far higher than any typical usage of comfrey leaf, and that comfrey leaf has been regularly ingested by thousands of people around the world without reported ill effects.»

FOODFACTS: If you're sensitive to the alkaloids in plants from the nightshade family (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplants), baking, or cooking them down (like in my Ratatouille recipe) can reduce the alkaloids by 50 %, making them far less likely to irritate your stomach.

It is reported that some supplement companies began stretching their supply by incorporating the stem and leaves, which contain an alkaloid, pipermethystine, that is toxic to the liver.

They belong to the vegetable family of nightshades, be cautious of the nightshade family of vegetables, as I've mentioned in the Psoriasis Diet book, as these are colorful and contain antioxidants but often best avoided by those with psoriasis because they contain a class of chemical called alkaloids, and these alkaloids can provoke and stimulate inflammation, rather than suppress.

As with most adaptogens, Ashwagandha is useful in helping the body handle stress by supporting a variety of bodily functions with its combination of withanolides, alkaloids, fatty acids, and amino acids.

This yellow alkaloid derived from plants such as the European barberry, goldenthread and the Oregon grape can lower both insulin levels and blood sugar levels, seemingly by increasing insulin sensitivity.

Noni Juice: Juice of the Tahitian noni fruit is revered by the Polynesians for its curative powers, possibly due to the presence of an alkaloid precursor called xeronine, which contributes to the effectiveness of proteins on the cellular level.

The coffee contains some alkaloids which also stimulate the production of glutathione - S - transferase, an enzyme used by the liver to make the detoxification pathways run.

These toxic steroidal alkaloids, which primarily consist of alpha - solanine and alpha - chaconine, are thought to protect the crop against pests and diseases induced by fungi and insects (Korpan et al., 2004).

This is especially true of curcumin, the turmeric alkaloid that's customarily given the most attention by researchers.

By binding the turmeric alkaloids to a specific type of fat called phospholipids, Synchro Gold dramatically improves absorption into the body.

The major components methylxanthine alkaloids and theobromine in regular chocolate is digested & excreted by humans in as little as 3 hours but the same compounds when ingested by dogs stays inside them for 18 hours.

Since this periwinkle contains these alkaloids, if ingested by dogs, they can be poisonous and cause a variety of side effects.

Chocolate toxicity (poisoning) is caused by excessive intake of the methylxanthine alkaloids in chocolate, coffee, tea and caffeinated sodas.