SOURCE OF SOME MINOR ALKALOIDS IN GLAUCIUM FLAVUM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(81)80131-8

Air oxidation of glaucine leads to 7,6'-dehydroglaucine and 1,2,9,10-tetramethoxyoxoaporphine, and UV irradiation gives dihydropontevedrine, pontevedrine, glaucine-N-oxide and corunine.These results support the view that glaucine, the main alkaloid in Glaucium flavum, may produce all the more oxidized minor alkaloids present in the plant.Key Word Index-Glaucium flavum; Papaveraceae; alkaloids; glaucine; air oxidation; UV irradiation; dihydropontevedrine.