Genistae

Cyiisus and Genista spp. White divides these two genera into six... 

Genista celnensis. Seeds contain cytisine plants contain retamine,... 

This example concerns the distribution of alkaloids in two species from Genista sect. Erinacoides (Fabaceae) (Gibbs, 1966), namely G. lobelii DC. and G. salzmannii DC.,... 

Fig. 2.33 Map of Genista sites in northwestern Italy, Elba, Corsica, Sardenia, and Provence.

Table 2.10 Pattern of occurrence of alkaloids in Southern European Genista (after Kirch et ak, 1995)...

Gibbs, P. E. 1966. A revision of the genus Genista L. Notes Royal Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 27 11-99. 

Kirch, J., Veit, M., Watzig, H., Greinwald, R. and Czygan, F.-C. 1995. Alkaloidal variation in Genista lobelii s.l. (Fabaceae). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 23 635-643. 

Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography (TLC) with adsorbent gradient has allowed the separation of quinolizidine alkaloids in the herb and in several alkaloids from Genista sp. <2004MI89>. 

Quinolizine alkaloids, including sophocarpine, matrine and sophoridine have been determined by GC-MS techniques in kuhuang, a traditional Chinese medicine (GC = gas chromatography) <2005MI967>. Similarly, GC-MS has allowed a phytochemical study of the quinolizidine alkaloids of Genista tenera <2005MI264>. 

Dyer s broom Rhamnus bark Genista tinctoria L. Rhamnus frangula (cortex) + ... 

Allelopathic potential of com pollen. Journal of Chemical Ecology 9 1011-1025 Luczkiewcz, M., Glod, D., Baczek, T. and Bucinski, A. (2004). LC-DAD U V and LC-MS for the analysis of isoflavones and flavones from in vitro and in vivo biomass of Genista tinctoria L. Chromatographia 60 179-185. 

The blossoms, and possibly the leaves and beans, of Genista eanarienis and probably the related genus Cytisus give a mild psychedelic effect when smoked. These plants are available at many nurseries. 

In addition to lupines, poison-hemlock and Nicotiana spp., other plant species of the genera Genista, Prosopis, Lobelia, Cytisus, Sophora, Pinus, Punica, Duboisia, Sedum, Withania, Carica, Hydrangea, Dichroa, Cassia, Ammondendron, Liparia, and Colidium contain potentially toxic and teratogenic piperidine alkaloids. Many plant species or varieties from these genera may be included in animal and human diets (Keeler and Crowe, 1984). 

Wink, M., Witte, L., Hartmann, T., Theuring, C. and Volz, V. 1983. Accumulation of quinolizidine alkaloids in plants and cell suspension cultures Genera Lupinus, Cytisus, Baptisia, Genista, Laburnum, and Sophora. Planta Medica, 48 253-257. 

Luczkiewicz, M. and Kokotkiewicz, A. 2005. Genista tinctoria hairy root cultures for selective production of isoliquiritigenin. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung C -... 

Several alkaloids (130-142) were isolated from plants of the genera Cadia, Calpurnia, Sarothamnus, and Genista. They are believed to be ethers and esters of hydroxylupanine derivatives (159-178). Alkaloid esters on hydrolysis gave the respective organic acids and hydroxylupanines. The structures of these alkaloids have been established mainly by spectral methods. 

Several derivatives of 2,3 -bipyridine, where both rings are reduced, are also alkaloids present, for example, in Adenocarpus, Ammodendron, Astroca-sia, Coelidium, Genista, Liparia, Lupinus, and Retama species. Ammoden-drine has structure 16 (R = CHj, R = isoorensine has structure 16... 

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