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Zygacine is a
steroidal alkaloid of the
genera Toxicoscordion, Zigadenus,
Stenanthium and
Anticlea of the
family Melanthiaceae.
These plants are commonly...
- It is
quite likely the only bee that can
tolerate the
deathcamas toxin,
zygacine. A. astragali is a bee, a
species in the
order Hymenoptera,
which includes...
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poisonous re****tion. The main
toxic alkaloid contained in the
plants is
zygacine, but
other esters of
zygadenine develop in the
plant as the seed pods ripen...
- McDiarmid, R.E.; Cristofoli, W.; Sun, F.; Benn, M. (1992). "Content of
zygacine in
Zygadenus venenosus at
different stages of growth". Phytochemistry....
- of Z. glaberrimus are toxic, due to the
presence of
alkaloids such as
zygacine.
Grazing animals, such as
sheep and cattle, may be
affected and this or...
