Cactus Alkaloids. LI. Lack of Mescaline Translocation in Grafted Trichocereus

Grafting Trichocereus cacti does not cause mescaline to move from a mescaline-producing scion into a non-producing rootstock. The study tested for alkaloid translocation by grafting mescaline-containing Trichocereus tops onto non-alkaloid-producing rootstocks and analyzing the rootstock tissue. No mescaline was detected in the rootstocks, indicating that mescaline does not translocate across the graft union under the conditions tested. The finding suggests that mescaline remains localized in the tissues where it is synthesized.

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTCactus Alkaloids. LI. Lack of Mescaline Translocation in Grafted TrichocereusS. Pummangura, J. L. McLaughlin, and R. C. SchifferdeckerCite this: J. Nat. Prod. 1982, 45, 2, 224–225Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1982Publication History Published online1 July 2004Published inissue 1 March 1982https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/np50020a022https://doi.org/10.1021/np50020a022research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views268Altmetric-Citations2LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts