alkaloid
Sign in to savethumb|250px|The first individual alkaloid, morphine, was isolated in 1804 from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
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Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds found in plants, with morphine—extracted from the opium poppy in 1804—being the first one ever isolated. They matter because many alkaloids have powerful effects on the human body and have been used as medicines and drugs throughout history.
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20 sectionsContents
- Naming
- History
- Classifications
- Properties
- Distribution in nature
- Extraction
- Biosynthesis
- Synthesis of Schiff bases
- Mannich reaction
- Dimer alkaloids
- Biological role
- Applications
- In medicine
- In agriculture
- Use as psychoactive drugs
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
thumb|250px|The first individual alkaloid, morphine, was isolated in 1804 from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
Alkaloids are a broad class of naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. Some synthetic compounds of similar structure may also be termed alkaloids.