rhoeadine

(ˈriːəˌdiːn)

(Pharmacology) a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium

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Types of proaporphine, aporphine (roemerine N-oxide 29, rhopalotine), protopine, isopavine, protoberberine, phthalideisoquinoline, cularine, spirobenzyl-isoquinoline, and rhoeadine compounds were found in the species (Sariyar et al.

Naturally occurring plant isoquinoline N-oxide alkaloids: their pharmacological and SAR activities

The core isoquinoline nucleus may be present in plants belonging to the Papaveraceae as such, or as a structural moiety integrated into alkaloids classified as pavines, isopavines, benzophenanthridines, rhoeadines, papaverrubines, protopines, phthalideisoquinolines, protoberberines, aporphines and morphinans (Preininger 1985).

Comparative cytotoxicity of chelidonine and homochelidonine, the dimethoxy analogues isolated from Chelidonium majus L. (Papaveraceae), against human leukemic and lung carcinoma cells

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