Persistence of Alkaloids in Plant Tissue

8 April 1960

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 131 (3406) , 1047
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3406.1047

Abstract

Under appropriate conditions of preservation, alkaloids can be detected in plant tissues after extended periods of time. A positive test for this class of compounds was given by a sample of plant material estimated to be 1300 years old.

Keywords

ALKALOIDS/CHEMISTRY