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thumb|250px|The first individual alkaloid, morphine, was isolated in 1804 from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds found in plants, with morphine—extracted from the opium poppy in 1804—being the first one ever isolated. They matter because many alkaloids have powerful effects on the human body and have been used as medicines and drugs throughout history.
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545,662 papers- Alkaloid evolution in the Solanaceae.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2025Pérez-Mesa PA, Roda FDOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102727
- Strictosidine: from alkaloid to enzyme to gene.ReviewPhytochemistry · 1993Kutchan TMDOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(00)95128-8
- Diversity in Chemical Structures and Biological Properties of Plant Alkaloids.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Bhambhani S, Kondhare KR, Giri APDOI: 10.3390/molecules26113374
- Dynamics of alkaloid accumulation in Narcissus cv. Hawera: a source of Sceletium-type alkaloids.Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences · 2024Sidjimova B, Denev R, Nikolova M et al.DOI: 10.1515/znc-2023-0149
- Astonishing diversity of natural surfactants: 6. Biologically active marine and terrestrial alkaloid glycosides.ReviewLipids · 2005Dembitsky VMDOI: 10.1007/s11745-005-1473-2
- Holanamine, a Steroidal Alkaloid from the Bark of Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don Inhibits the Growth of Leishmania donovani by Targeting DNA Topoisomerase 1B.ACS infectious diseases · 2023Goel N, Gupta VK, Garg A et al.DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00562
- Plasma Concentration Profiles for Hepatotoxic Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Senkirkine in Humans Extrapolated from Rat Data Sets Using a Simplified Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model.Drug metabolism and bioanalysis letters · 2022Kamiya Y, Miura T, Kato A et al.DOI: 10.2174/1872312801666211220110055
- Alkaloid venom weaponry of three Megalomyrmex thief ants and the behavioral response of Cyphomyrmex costatus host ants.Journal of chemical ecology · 2015Adams RM, Jones TH, Longino JT et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10886-015-0565-y
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20 sectionsContents
- Naming
- History
- Classifications
- Properties
- Distribution in nature
- Extraction
- Biosynthesis
- Synthesis of Schiff bases
- Mannich reaction
- Dimer alkaloids
- Biological role
- Applications
- In medicine
- In agriculture
- Use as psychoactive drugs
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
thumb|250px|The first individual alkaloid, morphine, was isolated in 1804 from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
Alkaloids are a broad class of naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. Some synthetic compounds of similar structure may also be termed alkaloids.
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