Borage
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Borage, also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids,
Borago officinalis
Borage stem
B. officinalis flower
A white-flower cultivar
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, sometimes referred to as necine bases, are a group of naturally occurring alkaloids based on the structure of pyrrolizidine. Their use dates back centuries and is intertwined
Borage
…starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible and its seeds provide oil. B. officinalis grows to a height of 60 centimetres (2 feet), and is bristly or hairy all over the…
Biosynthesis of PAs