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Alkaloids
Alkaloids are a class of nitrogenous compounds that are used and produced by plants for defense. Various traits of alkaloids include acting as protein synthesis reservoirs and acting as protective substances against other organisms in which the main purpose is to harm the plant. Alkaloids express a high yield of defense against predators and other pathogens due to their toxicity. Plants can detect predators quite swiftly and will rapidly-produce a fixed signal transduction allowing for the expression of alkaloids.