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Tussilagine and Isotussilagine: Two Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in the Genus<i>Arnica</i><sup>1</sup>
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1992
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BiologyNatural Product SynthesisBotanyA. SachalinensisArnica MontanaAuthentic SamplesMedicineNatural SciencesSecondary MetabolitePyrrolizidine AlkaloidsToxicologyPhytochemistryPharmacologyPharmaceutical ChemistryChemotaxonomyDrug DiscoveryDrug Analysis
In flowerheads of ARNICA MONTANA, A. CHAMISSONIS ssp. FOLIOSA, A. AMPLEXICAULIS, and A. SACHALINENSIS, traces of the non-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids tussilagine and isotussilagine were detected. Their identity was unambiguously confirmed by direct comparison (TLC, GC, GC/MS) with the authentic samples.