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Pyrrolidine, Tropane, Piperidine, and Polyketide Alkaloids

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Plant Secondary Metabolism

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A number of alkaloids are derived from ornithine and lysine by decarboxylation, conversion by amine oxidases to the corresponding aldehyde, and cyclization to a 5-membered ring system (pyrrolidine alkaloids) and a 6-membered ring system (piperidine alkaloids). Several other alkaloids that coinciden-tally have similar structures have been discussed under the groups of alkaloids to which they are most closely related.

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Seigler, D.S. (1998). Pyrrolidine, Tropane, Piperidine, and Polyketide Alkaloids. In: Plant Secondary Metabolism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4913-0_29

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