''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, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. This group also includes some related compounds with neutral and even weakly acidic properties. Some synthetic compounds of similar ...
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 alkaloid ''(S)''- Reticuline through ...
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
* Protopine
* Allocryptopine
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 taxonomic name, ''Sanguinaria canadensis,'' its name is drawn; the Mexican prickly poppy (''Argemone mexicana''); ''Chel ...
, and
oxysanguinarine.
References
External links
*
Jepson Manual Treatment
parviflora
Flora of Malta
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