Direct determination of alkaloid contents in Fumaria species by GC-MS

Phytochem Anal. 2002 Nov-Dec;13(6):363-7. doi: 10.1002/pca.669.

Abstract

The isoquinoline alkaloids protopine, cryptopine, sinactine, stylopine, bicuculline, adlumine, parfumine, fumariline, fumarophycine, fumaritine, dihydrofumariline, parfumidine and dihydrosanguinarine have been determined and identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in Fumaria agraria, F. bastardii, F. capreolata, F. sepium, F. densiflora, F. faurei, F. officinalis subsp. officinalis, F. parviflora, F. petteri subsp. calcarata and F. macrosepala. The chemotaxonomic significance of the results is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Benzophenanthridines
  • Berberine Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Berberine Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Bicuculline / chemistry
  • Bicuculline / isolation & purification
  • Fumaria / chemistry*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Isoquinolines / chemistry
  • Isoquinolines / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Benzophenanthridines
  • Berberine Alkaloids
  • Isoquinolines
  • Plant Extracts
  • fumariline
  • stylopine
  • cryptopine
  • protopine
  • Bicuculline