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SUBMITTER: Madelou NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10856427 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Madelou Nikoleta Anna NA Melliou Eleni E Magiatis Prokopios P
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20240124 3
Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites of the <i>Lupinus</i> species, the presence of which limits the expansion of lupin beans consumption, despite their high protein content. Evaluation of the level of alkaloids in edible <i>Lupinus</i> species is crucial from a food safety point of view. However, quantitation of QAs is complicated by the fact that not all important alkaloids used for quantitation are commercially available. In this context, we developed a method for the ...[more]