Rapid identification of Gloriosa superba and Colchicum autumnale by melting curve analysis: application to a suicide case involving massive ingestion of G. superba - Sakurada M, Yoshioka N, Kuse A, Nakagawa K, Morichika M, Takahashi M, Kondo T, Asano M, Ueno Y.

The plant species Gloriosa superba and Colchicum autumnale produce extremely poisonous colchicine as a major toxic metabolite. Almost all previous studies on colchicine poisoning have focused on drug analysis and clinical and pathological aspects. In this ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news