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Usually alkaloids are derivatives of amino acids. Even though many alkaloids are Poison ous (such as Strychnine or Coniine ), some are used in medicine as Analgesic s (pain relievers) or Anaesthetic s, particularly Morphine and Codeine . Most alkaloids have a very bitter taste. Although formally an alkaloid, the class of contain two Nitrogen atoms in the Aromatic Ring Structure and are not found in nature. They must be produced synthetically. ALKALOID CLASSIFICATIONS Alkaloids are usually classified by their common molecular precursors, based on the Metabolic Pathway used to construct the molecule. When not much was known about the Biosynthesis of alkaloids, they were grouped under the names of known compounds, even some non-nitrogenous ones (since those molecules' structures appear in the finished product; the opium alkaloids are sometimes called "phenanthrenes", for example), or by the plants or animals they were isolated from. When more is learned about a certain alkaloid, the grouping is changed to reflect the new knowledge, usually taking the name of a biologically-important amine that stands out in the synthesis process.
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