OTTAWA, Ontario, March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Government of Canada announced close to $4.4 million in research infrastructure funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI ...

Tryptamine psychoactive substances, such as α-methyltryptamine (AMT), are monoamine alkaloids characterized by an indole ring ...

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Soursop, a tropical fruit known for its health benefits, is abundant in nutrients and antioxidants. Despite claims of its ...

Unexplained joint pain, digestive issues, or skin problems might be linked to nightshade vegetables. These common foods can ...

A streamlined synthesis of the psychoactive compound ibogaine could open up new opportunities in the treatment of drug ...

Researchers explored L-arginine-loaded lipid nanoparticles from fenugreek seed oil, finding they enhance drug stability and ...

A new class of metabolite, with a pyrrole-like structure, has been demonstrated in the tissues of animals poisoned by pyrrolizidine alkaloids. There is some correlation between the degree of ...

This fact is reflected in the third edition of Henry's "Plant Alkaloids", which to all intents and purposes is a completely new book. It bears little relationship to the second edition published ...

Ergot alkaloids are a group of headache medicines that include dihydroergotamine (Migranal, Trudhesa, others) and ergotamine (Cafergot, Ergomar, Ergostat, others). These drugs are used only to ...

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Alkaloids are important bioactive molecules throughout the natural world, and in many animals they serve as a source of chemical defense against predation. Dendrobatid poison frogs bioaccumulate ...