METABOLISM OF SALSOLINOL BY TISSUE CULTURES OF SOME PAPAVERACEAE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98233-5

(+/-)-Salsolinol, a substance possibly inducing Parkinsonism and alcoholism, was transformed into the 6- and 7-O-monomethylated salsolinols by various plant tissue cultures of Papaveraceae.Only 6-O-methylsalsolinol was further N-methylated to provide N-methylisosalsoline.Key Word Index - Corydalis ochotensis; C. opliocarpa; Macleaya cordata; Papaveraceae; tissue cultures; metabolism; isoquinoline alkaloid; salsolinol.