Abstract

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

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.

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

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