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Quinolizidine alkaloids are common in the beans and legumes of many
members of genus Lupinus family Fabaceae (Leguminosae). Many of them
provide edible beans and legumes, a fact that represents a great hazard. As, Some
Lupinus species are rich in quinolizidine akaloids, and These lupins are referred to
as bitter lupin varieties. Some other Lupinus species are referred to as sweet
lupins because they contain smaller amounts of these toxic alkaloids.
3. Indolizidine alkaloids
Indolizidine (in Erythrina species, family Fabaceae).
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Erythrina is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees in the Family
Fabaceae. The seeds of many species contain potent poisonous indolizidine
and/or tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid.
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