''Fumaria parviflora'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common names fineleaf fumitory, fine-leaved fumitory
and Indian fumitory. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but it is common and widely distributed in many other parts of the world. It is sometimes weedy. The small flowers are dull white with purple tips. The fruit is a rounded nutlet with a central crest.
Fumaria parviflora was found to have numerous
alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic
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al chemical constituents. The major alkaloids isolated from ''Fumaria parviflora'' were
protopine and
adlumidiceine, whereas the minor alkaloids isolated from ''Fumaria parviflora'' were
parfumine,
fumariline,
dihydrofumariline,
cryptopine,
(-)-stylopine,
8-oxocoptisine,
sanguinarine
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, and
oxysanguinarine.
References
External links
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Jepson Manual Treatment
parviflora
Flora of Malta
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