Issue 4, 2007

Ptaquiloside, the major toxin of bracken, and related terpene glycosides: chemistry, biology and ecology

Abstract

Covering: up to 2005

Bracken (Pteridium spp.) is a ubiquitous fern which has been described as one of the five most common plants on the earth. The toxic effects of bracken on livestock have been recorded since the end of the 19th century, and extensive and intensive investigations for the bracken toxin(s) led to the isolation of ptaquiloside in 1983 as the major, but unstable, toxin of bracken. This review concentrates mainly on the results of the scientific investigations into ptaquiloside, and cites 133 references.

Graphical abstract: Ptaquiloside, the major toxin of bracken, and related terpene glycosides: chemistry, biology and ecology

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 Sep 2006
First published
05 Mar 2007

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2007,24, 798-813

Ptaquiloside, the major toxin of bracken, and related terpene glycosides: chemistry, biology and ecology

K. Yamada, M. Ojika and H. Kigoshi, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2007, 24, 798 DOI: 10.1039/B614160A

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements