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pyrrolizidine al·ka·loids

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  1. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

    A group of ALKALOIDS, characterized by a nitrogen-containing necine, occurring mainly in plants of the BORAGINACEAE; COMPOSITAE; and LEGUMINOSAE plant families. They can be activated in the liver by hydrolysis of the ester and desaturation of the necine base to reactive electrophilic pyrrolic CYTOTOXINS.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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