''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 broad class of natural product, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. Some synthetic compounds of similar structure may also be termed alkaloids.
Alkaloids are produced by a large varie ...
al chemical constituents. The major alkaloids isolated from ''Fumaria parviflora'' were
protopine
Protopine is an alkaloid occurring in opium poppy, ''Corydalis'' tubers and other plants of the family papaveraceae, like ''Fumaria officinalis''. Protopine is metabolically derived from the Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, benzylisoquinoline alkaloi ...
and
adlumidiceine, whereas the minor alkaloids isolated from ''Fumaria parviflora'' were
parfumine,
fumariline,
dihydrofumariline,
cryptopine
Cryptopine is an opium alkaloid. It is found in plants in the family Papaveraceae, including ''Argemone mexicana''.
See also
* Allocryptopine
* Protopine
References
{{Components of Opium
Natural opium alkaloids
Alkaloids found in Papav ...
,
(-)-stylopine,
8-oxocoptisine,
sanguinarine
Sanguinarine is a polycyclic quaternary alkaloid. It is extracted from some plants, including the bloodroot plant, from whose scientific name, ''Sanguinaria canadensis,'' its name is derived; the Mexican prickly poppy (''Argemone mexicana''); ''C ...
, and
oxysanguinarine.
References
External links
*
Jepson Manual Treatment
parviflora
Flora of Malta
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