Chemosensors, 2023 Intoxication due to the consumption of poppy seed teas has been reported due to their contamination with opium alkaloids (OAs). In this work, an efficient methodology based on microsolid-phase extraction (µSPEed®) followed by gas chromatography–mass ...
Gema Casado-Hidalgo +4 more
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GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS Identification of Opium and Tropane Alkaloids in Pottery from Funnel Beaker Culture Sites in South-Eastern Poland [PDF]
Materials (Basel)This study examines the occurrence of psychoactive opium and tropane alkaloids in ceramic vessels from the Funnel Beaker Culture (FBC) using optimized GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS analytical protocols. Twelve vessels and potsherds, including miniature forms and
Marcin Osak +6 more
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Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, 2017 Background Thin layer chromatography (TLC) has been a conventional analytical method which is currently used for separation and detection of drugs in biological and non-biological samples.
Kimia Esmaiili +1 more
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Non-addictive opium alkaloids selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells compared to normal cells [PDF]
Daru, 2015 BackgroundCytotoxic effects of some of the members of papaveraceae family have been reported in Iranian folk medicine. Recent reports has indicated that alkaloids fraction of opium may be responsible for its cytotoxic effect; however, the mechanism of ...
M. Afzali +6 more
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Network-based identification of hub transcription factors associated with benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Papaver somniferum [PDF]
Biochemistry and Biophysics ReportsPapaver somniferum L. (Opium poppy) is one of the world's most economically valuable medicinal plants, and it is the industrial source of essential compounds such as painkillers and other pharmecutical drugs.
Mahsa Eshaghi, Sajad Rashidi-Monfared
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Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 Introduction: The analysis of organic residue in ancient vessels to investigate early-age civilization habits is an important archeological application that needs advanced analytical methods. However, these procedures should meet inherent requisites such
Flaminia Vincenti +13 more
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Modulation of Blood Lead Level and Liver Function Tests in Iranian Opium Users [PDF]
International Journal of Preventive MedicineBackground: Opium users are at risk of lead poisoning. Therefore, this study aimed to compare opium users with healthy controls in terms of blood lead levels (BLLs), blood biochemistry, and liver function tests.
Mohammad Reza Eskandarion +10 more
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Reduction of Morphine During Baking? Response: Commentary: Opium Alkaloids in Harvested and Thermally Processed Poppy Seeds [PDF]
Front Chem, 2021 M. Kuntz +2 more
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Differences in Experimental Outcomes from Thermal Processing: The Case of Poppy Seeds and Opium Alkaloids [PDF]
J Agric Food Chem, 2021 G. Fleischman +3 more
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Analysis of Illicit Street Heroin Seized in Pakistan by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for Identification of Adulterants and Impurities. [PDF]
Int J Anal ChemHeroin abuse poses a significant public health and law enforcement challenge globally, with concerns in Pakistan due to the prevalence of illicit street heroin and limited data on its composition. This study analyzed 706 heroin samples seized between 2017 and 2022 using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) and Fourier transform infrared ...
Usman M +4 more
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