title: Narcotic alkaloids of four papaver species from Iran.
abstract: Four native Papaver species of Iran, i. e. P. glaucum, P. tenuifolium, P. dubium and P. fugax, were collected from their natural habitat and subjected to HPLC analysis for determination of their morphine, codeine and thebaine content. P. dubium and R. glaucum contained all of the three mentioned narcotic alkaloids, while morphine was not found in P. fugax, and P. tenuifolium was free from codeine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, P. O. Box 19835-389, Tehran, Iran. p-salehi@sbu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonboli
authors.forename: Alireza Fakhari
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Zavareh
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sefidkon
authors.forename: Manijeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dayeni
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheraghi
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003061:Codeine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007492:Iran; D009020:Morphine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009294:Narcotics / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010207:Papaver / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D009294:Narcotics; D009020:Morphine; D003061:Codeine