Planta Med 1981; 41(1): 61-64
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971675
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Alkaloids from Egyptian Papaver rhoeas

Sawsan El-Masry1 , M. G. El-Ghazooly1 , A. A. Omar1 , S. M. Khafagy1 , J. D. Phillipson2
  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, Egypt
  • 2Department of Pharmacognosy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, Brunswick Square, London, U.K.
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Publication Date:
29 March 2007 (online)

Abstract

N-methylasimilobine was isolated as the major alkaloid from an Egyptian sample of P. rhoeas L. Other alkaloids isolated from the same plant material were stylopine, coptisine, isocorydine and rhoeadine. Chromatography indicated the presence of at least nine other minor alkaloids.

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