Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Riddelliine is a chemical compound classified as a pyrrolizidine alkaloid. It was first isolated from Senecio riddellii and is also found in a variety of plants including Jacobaea vulgaris Senecio vulgaris and others plants in the genus Senecio.Riddelliine can be found as a contaminant in foods such as meat grains seeds milk herbal tea and honey.Riddelliine is suspected to be a carcinogen.