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Alkaloid - Structure and Food
Alkaloids have diverse and important physiological effects on humans and other animals .
More than 3 , 000 different types of alkaloids have been identified in a total of more than 4 , 000 plant species .
In general , a given species contains only a few kinds of alkaloids , though both the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum ) and the ergot fungus ( Claviceps ) each contain about 30 different types .
Certain plant families are particularly rich in alkaloids ; all plants of the poppy family ( Papaveraceae ) are thought to contain them , for example .
A few alkaloids have been found in animal species , such as the New World beaver ( Castor canadensis ) and poison-dart frogs ( Phyllobates ) .
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