Comparison of Morphinan Alkaloids During Different Stages of Growth in the Medicinal Plant Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)

Background: Opium poppy contains important pharmaceutical alkaloids such as Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine, Noscapine, Papaverine and Sanguinarine which are of a high economic value in pharmaceutical industries. Since production volume of secondary metabolites is very low, many strategies have been so...

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Main Authors: M Omidi, F Koohzadi, M Solouki, R Taghizad Farid, H Alizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
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Online Access:http://jmp.ir/article-1-127-en.html