Narcotoline

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Narcotoline (C21H21NO7, molecular weight 399.4

Narcotoline is an opiate alkaloid chemically related to noscapine. It binds to the same receptors in the brain as noscapine to act as an antitussive[1], and has also been used in tissue culture media.[2] It can be obtained from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. It is present at much higher levels in strains used for culinary purposes (poppyseed production) than in high-morphine strains used for opium production.[3]

References

  1. PMID 3350041
  2. Template:Patent
  3. PMID 15921406

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