Alkaloids of Argemone Mexican A

P. N.Tripathi; M. Tripathi; V. B. Pandey; D. Singh

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Alkaloids of Argemone Mexican A

P. N. Tripathi¹, M. Tripathi², V. B. Pandey² and D. Singh¹

¹Department of Chemistry, T. D. College, Purvanchal University, Jaunpur India.

²Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005 India.

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ABSTRACT:

Chromatographic resolution of the crude base fraction of the whole plant of A. mexicana resulted in the isolation of three known alkaloids, (±)-cheilanthifolinef protopine and nor-sanguinarine Structures of these compounds have been established by spectral analysis and also by direct comparison with authentic samples.

KEYWORDS:

Argemone mexicana Linn. Papaveraceae; whole plant; cheilanthifoline; protopine; nor sanguinarine