Planta Med 1992; 58(4): 368-369
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961487
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Salutaridine N-Oxide from the Capsules of Papaver bracteatum

Günay Sanyar1 , H. Belgin Gülgeze2 , Belkis Gözler2
  • 1İstanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, İstanbul, Turkey
  • 2Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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Publication History

1991

Publication Date:
05 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

A novel compound, salutaridine N-oxide (1) has been isolated from Papaver bracteatum Lindl (Papaveraceae) in which the major alkaloids were salutaridine and thebaine. Semisynthetic 1 was prepared for structure confirmation. Other components of the alkaloidal fraction were isothebaine, oripavine, neopine, and thebaine N-oxide.

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