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2 CLASSIFICATION OF ALKALOIDS
means.
for their biosynthesis, such as: anthranilic acid, histidine, lysine, ornithine
phenylalanine and tryptophan. Price* (1963) further took a leading clue from the
earlier observation and considered in details the alkaloids present in one of the
families, (Rutaceae) and logically placed them in the following nine chemical-
namely:
lies to the precursor from which the alkaloids in question are produced in the plant
biosynthetically. Therefore, it is quite convenient and also logical to group together
all alkaloids having been derived from the same precursor but possessing different
Examples
common mode of classification of alkaloids for which the main criterion is the
Examples
alkaloids derived from the plant kingdom, such as: analgesics, cardio-vascular
Examples
with the ‘Taxon’ i.e., thetaxonomic category. The most common taxa are the
as the‘Natural order’. A few typical examples of plant families and the various
Marijuana).
(Yohimbe).
annuum L., (Sweet Peppers, Paprika); Datura candida (Pers.) Saff. (Borrachero,
Floripondio); Duboisia myoporoides R. Br. (Corkwood Tree,
(Ashwagandha), etc.
the genus wherein they belong to, such as: coca, cinchona, ephedra.
In the recent past, the alkaloids have been divided into two major categories
based on the analogy that one containing a non-heterocyclic nucleus, while the
Imidazole Alkaloids
Pyridine Alkaloids