Ergot Alkaloids
"Ergot Alkaloids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Alkaloids originally isolated from the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea (Hypocreaceae). They include compounds that are structurally related to ergoline (ERGOLINES) and ergotamine (ERGOTAMINES). Many of the ergot alkaloids act as alpha-adrenergic antagonists.
| Descriptor ID |
D004876
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.327
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| Concept/Terms |
Ergot Alkaloids- Ergot Alkaloids
- Alkaloids, Ergot
- Clavine Alkaloids
- Alkaloids, Clavine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ergot Alkaloids" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Liao CD, Wong JW, Zhang K, Yang P, Wittenberg JB, Trucksess MW, Hayward DG, Lee NS, Chang JS. Multi-mycotoxin Analysis of Finished Grain and Nut Products Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Positive Electrospray Ionization-Quadrupole Orbital Ion Trap High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Sep 23; 63(37):8314-32.