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Opium Alkaloids in Harvested and Thermally Processed Poppy Seeds

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020
The opium alkaloids (morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, and papaverine) have been detected on poppy seeds; they are widely used by the food industry for decoration and flavor but can introduce opium alkaloids into the food chain.
Michelle G. Carlin, John R. Dean, Jennifer M. Ames   +2 more
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Opium Art and Truffle Texts in the Aegean and Ancient Near East

Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2023
From the third millennium BC on, the opium poppy was exploited by the civilizations of the Aegean and Near East. While the terms for it in the ancient languages of the region are still unknown, the distinctive features of the harvest-ready seed pod ...
Karen Polinger Foster
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European record of Subramaniula thielavioides on opium poppy

Acta Mycologica, 2013
In the course of a study of fungal biodiversity of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) plants collected in production area of Slovakia, an ascomycete belonging to the genus Subramaniula was isolated.
Martin Pastirčák, Katarína Pastirčáková   +1 more
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Narco Violence in Mexico: A Spatial Analysis of Drug-Related Bloodshed [PDF]

, 2012
Latin American ...
Medel, Mónica
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Oil bearing rose (Rosa damascena) Production in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan: A Sustainable Alternative to Opium poppy Cultivation

Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development
Afghanistan, particularly Nangarhar Province, has grappled with the complicate nature of opium poppy cultivation, influenced by an intricate combination of historical, socio-economic, and geopolitical factors. Opium, serving as the main source of income
Abdulsaboor Dawlatzai, Ryan Qasimullah
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Short communication: Local infection of opium poppy leaves by Peronospora somniferi sporangia can give rise to systemic infections and seed infection in resistant cultivars

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017
Downy mildew (DM) of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) caused by Peronospora somniferi is one of the most destructive diseases of this crop due to the systemic nature of infection as compared with local infections caused by Peronospora meconopsidis, the ...
Miguel Montes-Borrego, Francisco J. Muñoz-Ledesma, Rafael M. Jiménez-Díaz, Blanca B. Landa   +3 more
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Art v 1 and Amb a 4 Co‐Sensitization Identifies Italian Patients at Risk for Mugwort‐Celery‐Spice Syndrome

Allergy, EarlyView.
Three molecular profiles identified among Art v 1/Amb a 4‐sensitized patients: Art v 1 monosensitization, Amb a 4 monosensitization, and dual sensitization to both allergens. Art v 1 monosensitization was predominantly associated with allergic rhinitis, reflecting a classical airborne allergy pattern.
Enrico Scala, Gabriella Cusa, Valeria Villella, Damiano Abeni, Mauro Giani, Emma Cristina Guerra, Maria Locanto, Giorgia Meneguzzi, Lia Pirrotta, Donato Quaratino, Alessandra Zaffiro, Elisabetta Caprini, Maria Barrale, Ignazio Brusca, Valerio Pravettoni, Lorenzo Cecchi, Danilo Villalta, Martina Aumayr, Irene Mittermann, Christian Lupinek, Riccardo Asero   +20 more
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Determination of Opium Alkaloid Content in Poppy Seeds Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled with a Mass Spectrometer with a Time-of-Flight Analyzer (UPLC-TOF-HRMS)

Foods
Opium poppy is a plant used in both the pharmaceutical and food industries. Substances found on the surface of dry poppy seeds belong to the group of opium alkaloids.
Agnieszka Zapaśnik, Adam Pierzgalski, Marcin Bryła   +2 more
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Counterproductive Counternarcotic Strategies? [PDF]

, 2011
We model the economic incentives surrounding opium crop production in Afghanistan. Specifically, we examine the impact of eradication policies when opium is used as a means of obtaining credit, and when the crops are produced in sharecropping ...
Andersson, Camilla
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Quantitative ¹H NMR metabolomics reveals extensive metabolic reprogramming of primary and secondary metabolism in elicitor-treated opium poppy cell cultures

BMC Plant Biology, 2008
Background Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) produces a diverse array of bioactive benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and has emerged as a model system to study plant alkaloid metabolism.
Vogel Hans J, Weljie Aalim M, Zulak Katherine G, Facchini Peter J   +3 more
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