NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This review describes the toxic alkaloids aconitine, atropine, coniine, colchicine, cytisine, dimethyltryptamine, harmine, harmaline, ibogaine, kawain, mescaline, scopolamine, and taxine, which are often involved in fatal and non-fatal poisonings.

Detailed explanation-2: -The toxic components of many of the more problematic poisonous plants are alkaloids. There are numerous classes of alkaloids, grouped by chemical structure, including pyrrolizidine, piperidine, pyridine, indole, quinolizidine, indolizidine, diterpenoid, tropane, and steroidal alkaloids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alkaloid poisoning is an illness formed from the excess consumption of leafy greens or animal products containing alkaloids. Alkaloids are chemical substances that contain at least one nitrogen atom. Commonly found in plants, there are different types of alkaloids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of alkaloids include morphine, codeine, coniine, quinine, scopolamine, hyoscamine, atropine, caffeine, sangunarine, berberine, etc.