Relationship between Celandine Isoquinoline Alkaloids,Macroelements, and Microelements

Numerous linear and nonlinear correlations between the contents of alkaloids and mineral elements in the aerial parts and roots of greater celandine (Chelidonium majusL.) were revealed by means of correlation and regression analyses. These relationships became more significant with the transition from the sum of alkaloids to individual groups or fractions, which included compounds of similar compositions. Mathematical models describing the regulation of alkaloid metabolism by some mineral elements (Ba, Mg, Sr, Co, Cr, Zn, etc.) were developed in the analytical form. These models were tested in experiments with geochemical modeling using Zn.     

Evaluation of the Correlation between the Content of Alkaloids and Chemical Elements in Washington Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.) Based on Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Simulation

A considerable number of linear and nonlinear correlations between concentrations of quinolizidine alkaloids and concentrations of K, Ca, Mg, Ba, Zn, Cu, Ni, and V were found in lupine seeds and leaves by using methods of correlation and regression analysis. Mathematical models of regulation of alkaloid metabolism by these chemical elements were constructed. The models of regulation were considered separately for individual plant organs.     

Genetic Aspects of the Relationship between Isoquinoline Alkaloids and Mineral Elements in Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus L.)

Interrelations between the total content of isoquinoline alkaloids, the concentrations of quaternary protoberberines and benzophenanthridines, and the amount of K, Cu, Co, Al, Ba, and Zn in aerial parts of individual celandine plants were revealed, within a single cenopopulation, using correlation analysis and regression analysis. Mathematical models describing the regulation of isoquinoline metabolism by some of the mineral elements were obtained in analytical form. The results suggest that this process is genetically determined.