80. Yellow Gold – daffodil-derived galanthamine production in the uplands
Prof Mariecia Fraser

Galantamine is a pharmaceutical compound that has been an approved Alzheimer’s Disease treatment since 1998.

Galantamine is mainly produced from plants as chemical synthesis is difficult and expensive.

Daffodils are the only economically-viable world-wide source for galantamine.

This Innovate UK-funded project tested a novel approach to producing galanthamine based on sowing daffodils into existing upland pasture and harvesting in spring.

It was a collaboration between AU staff at Pwllpeiran, engineers from Harper Adams University and Agroceutical Products Ltd.

Yellow Gold – daffodil-derived galanthamine production in the uplands

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