Quantitation of the Major Alkaloids in Opium from Papaver Setigerum DC
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Quantitation of morphine and other major alkaloids in opium gum from specially cultivated Papaver setigerum DC (“Wild Poppy”) is presented. Papaver setigerum plants (n = 14) were grown in an atmosphere containing a slightly elevated level of carbon dioxide (390 ppm). Opium gum collected from the capsules of the mature plants was analyzed for morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, and papaverine, using capillary electrophoresis (CE). Morphine was confirmed at an average of 2 percent by weight. Codeine, noscapine, and papaverine were also detected; however, thebaine was below the limits of quantitation by the employed CE method, and could only be detected by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
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