SalutaridineN-Oxide from the Capsules ofPapaver bracteatum
Articles > Article · 1992
Authors: Günay Sanyar, H. Gülgeze, Belkis Gözler
Planta Medica, International, 1992, vol 58, pp 368-369
Summary
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.