- morphine alkaloid
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A group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
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Morphine-N-oxide — IUPAC name (4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS) 3 Methyl 2,3,4,4a,7,7a hexahydro 1H 4,1 … Wikipedia
Morphine 6-dehydrogenase — Identifiers EC number 1.1.1.218 CAS number 97002 71 6 … Wikipedia
Morphine total synthesis — Morphine Morphine total synthesis in chemistry describes the total synthesis of the alkaloid morphine. The first synthesis by Marshall D. Gates, Jr. in 1952 is considered a classic in the field.[1] … Wikipedia
Morphine — Mor phine, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; called also {morphia}, and {morphina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
morphine — (n.) chief alkaloid of opium, 1828, from Fr. morphine or Ger. Morphin (1816), name coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner (1783 1840) in reference to L. MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus), Ovid s name for the god of dreams, from Gk. morphe form,… … Etymology dictionary
morphine — [môr′fē əmôr′fēn΄] n. [Ger morphin or Fr morphine < ModL morphium, so named (1811) by F. W. A. Sertürner (1783 1841), Ger pharmacist < L Morpheus: see MORPHEUS] a bitter, white or colorless, crystalline narcotic alkaloid, C17H19NO3·H2O,… … English World dictionary
Alkaloid — Al ka*loid ([a^]l k[.a]*loid), n. (Chem.) An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen containing substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. [1913 Webster] Note: Alkaloids all contain nitrogen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alkaloid — [al′kə loid΄] n. [ ALKAL(I) + OID] any of a number of heterocyclic, colorless, crystalline, bitter organic substances, such as caffeine, morphine, quinine, and strychnine, having alkaline properties and containing nitrogen: they are found in… … English World dictionary
Morphine — This article is about the drug. For other meanings, see Morphine (disambiguation). Morphia redirects here. For other uses, see Morphia (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Morphinae, Morphea, or Morpholine. Morphine … Wikipedia
alkaloid — /al keuh loyd /, Biochem., Chem., Pharm. n. 1. any of a large class of organic, nitrogen containing ring compounds of vegetable origin and sometimes synthesized, some of which are liquid but most of which are solid, that have a bitter taste, that … Universalium
