The toxic component of this plant is what is called
isoquinoline alkaloids.
One well - known group of plant metabolites are
the isoquinoline alkaloids.
With reference to plant
isoquinoline alkaloids, these substances have been named fumisoquins.
The family of
isoquinoline alkaloids contains many pharmacologically active molecules.
The newly discovered fumisoquin synthesis pathway shows that there was a parallel development for the production of
isoquinoline alkaloid compounds in both groups of organisms.