Some common examples of secondary metabolites include : ergot alkaloids, antibiotics, naphthalenes, nucleosides, phenazines, quinolines, terpenoids, peptides and growth factors.
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Ergot extract has been used in pharmaceutical preparations, including ergot alkaloids in products such as Cafergot ( containing caffeine and ergotamine
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In addition to ergot alkaloids, " Claviceps paspali " also produces tremorgens ( paspalitrem ) causing " paspalum staggers " in cattle.
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However, fescue poisoning, caused by ergot alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus " Neotyphodium coenophialum ", is a risk for pregnant mares.
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Ergot alkaloids are also used in products such as Cafergot ( containing caffeine and ergotamine or ergoline ) to treat migraine headaches.
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The ergot " Claviceps paspali " is a ergot alkaloids and the tremorgen paspalitrem; it causes " paspalum staggers " poisoning in cattle.
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Ergotism is the name for sometimes severe pathological syndromes affecting humans or animals that have ingested ergot alkaloid-containing plant material, such as ergot-contaminated grains.
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With the determination of the basic chemical structure of the ergot alkaloids in the early 1930s, an era of intensive exploration of synthetic derivatives began.
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Recently, natural strains of " E . coenophiala " with little or no ergot alkaloid production have been introduced into tall fescue for new cultivar development.
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Ergotism is the name for sometimes severe pathological syndromes affecting humans or other animals that have ingested plant material containing ergot alkaloid, such as ergot-contaminated grains.
