Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium transoxanum Bunge

• Main Authors: M. R. Delnavazi (Author), M. Banihashem (Author), H. Farsam (Author), A. Shafiee (Author), N. Yassa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objectives: The plants belonging to the genus Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae) are the main sources of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). In the present study, we have investigated the PAs of the aerial parts of Heliotropium transoxanum Bunge, a perennial species native to Iran. Metho...