Papaverfugax Poiret population Tarom was shown to contain one major alkaloid, mecamberine (0.4%), and six minor alkaloids, roemerine, pronuciferine, protopine, thebaine, nornuciferine and salutaridine. Nornuciferine was detected for the first time in P. fugax

Persian poppy (Papaver bracteatum Lindl.) is a perennial medicinal plant belonging to the Papaveraceae family that endemic mountainous areas in Northern Iran. It known for high amounts of valuable benzylisoquinoline alkaloid thebaine. The effects induced polyploidy as well effect methyl Jasmonate (MeJA) elicitation on root production thebaine and expression five biosynthesis related genes were ...