A morphometric approach to track opium poppy domestication
Scientific Reports, 2021 Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. subsp. somniferum) was likely domesticated in the Western Mediterranean, where its putative wild ancestor is indigenous, and then spread to central and northern Europe.
Ana Jesus +7 more
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Opium alkaloids, biosynthesis, pharmacology and association with cancer occurrence
Open Biology, 2023 Papaver somniferum L. (Family: Papaveraceae) is a species well known for its diverse alkaloids (100 different benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs)). L-tyrosine serves as a precursor of several specific metabolites like BIAs.
Agrataben Vadhel +8 more
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Poppies as a sleep aid for infants: The “Hypnos” remedy of Cretan folk medicine
Toxicology Reports, 2021 Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is considered as one of the earliest medicinal plants known to mankind. Derived from the Greek name “opos” meaning juice, referring to its psychotropic latex, the plant was known and extensively used since Antiquity ...
Kleopatra Mathianaki +2 more
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Detection of substrate binding motifs for morphine biosynthetic pathway intermediates in novel wound inducible (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase of Papaver somniferum [PDF]
, 2011 The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA) comprise a large and diverse group of nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites with about 2500 compounds identified in plants.
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Cross-sensitization between poppy seed and buckwheat in a food-allergic patient with poppy seed anaphylaxis [PDF]
, 2006 The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L., is the source of both poppy seeds and opium. The commercially available seeds are widely used as ingredients for various kinds of food.
Oppel, T., Thomas, P., Wollenberg, A.
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Papaver somniferum - achievements, incertitudes, expectations
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014 The poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) has had in the past, has now and will have in the future a special position among medicinal plants. It is of increasing scientific interest due to its utility, aesthetic, alimentary and pharmaceutical values.
Ion I. Bǎrǎ, Eckard Welimann
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Physico-chemical, proximate, sensory and storage quality attributes analysis of Papaver somniferum (poppy) fortified chevon nuggets [PDF]
, 2017 Papaver somniferum(Poppy) seeds contain poly-phenols like tannic acid, ellagitannin that act as antioxidant, fat replacer, sedative, analgesic and anti-tussive properties, disease preventing and health promoting proper-ties.
Kamal, Saniya B. +2 more
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Content of alkaloids in ornamental Papaver somniferum L. cultivars growing in Estonia; pp. 34–39 [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2017 The alkaloid content in industrial opium poppies (Papaver somniferum L.) has been studied by numerous authors, but not in ornamental cultivars.The aim of the study was to investigate the content of morphine, codeine, and papaverine in P.
Andres Meos, Liis Saks, Ain Raal
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Investigation of Alkaloids in Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) Varieties and Hybrids
Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 This study aimed to investigate the proportions of morphine, thebaine, noscapine, codeine, oripavine and papaverine alkaloids in poppy varieties and hybrids. Nine parents and 36 hybrid lines were used in the trial.
Levent Yazici, Güngör Yılmaz
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Multivariate analysis in relation to breeding system in opium popy, Papaver somniferum L. [PDF]
, 2004 The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is an important medicinal plant of great pharmacopoel uses. 101 germplasm lines of different eco-geographical origin maintained at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow were evaluated to study the genetic ...
Shukla S., Singh S.P., Yadav H.K.
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