Alkaloid

is Oxycodone really as cracked up to be? This essay will briefly discuss the events of Oxycodone and its downfall with a brief sociological analysis regarding it. What is Oxycodone? Oxycodone is specified as a synthesized drug derived from the alkaloid…

Amianthium muscaetoxicum, commonly known as fly poison, is a perennial plant found in throughout the Eastern United States. Other common names include crow poison and stagger grass; the name fly poison arose from the translation of the Latin name A. muscaetoxicum, muscae meaning flies and toxicum meaning poison. In the past, the Cherokee would use the plant’s poison to kill crows, hence its common name crow poison, while early settlers would mix the crushed up bulb with honey to kill flies (Fly…

results of the preliminary phytochemical screening are given in Table 1. The extract was found to contain alkaloids, terpenoids, Flavanoids,glycosides, Steroids and saponins. Phytochemical screening tests of the AL extract matches with the earlier work done by Johnson Marimuthu @ Antonisamy et al (2012). Table1Preliminary phytochemical screening of HCl extract of AL Plant AL Tannins - Alkaloids + Triterpenoids + Glycosides + Flavanoids + Saponins…

estimated 200,000 heroin addicts in the country. (History of Heroin, 2016) In 1862, a scientist named Augustus Matthiessen was appointed as lecturer in Chemistry at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, where his research was focused on opium alkaloids (Sneader, W., 1998). Later, a researcher named Chris Adler Wright joined him. Together, they discovered the amorphine that is produced after morphine is heated with hydrochloric acid in a sealed tube (Sneader, W., 1998). Even though…

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic concoction that is used by the indigenous people of the Amazon basin. It is brew consisting of the Banisteriopsis caapi plant and Psychotria viridis plant, which is rich in DMT. The Monoamine oxidase(MAO) inhibiting harmala alkaloids present in the Banisteriopsis caapi vine allows the DMT from the Psychotria viridis to become orally active. This study tested the underlying neural mechanisms of how ayahuasca is able to enhance mindfulness and reduce depression in…

Cocaine is defined as a “crystalline alkaloid, obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties,” this is the definition of cocaine, according to Dictionary.com. Cocaine comes in two forms, a powdered or a rock crystal form which it’s called crack to differentiate amongst them. When you want to obtain more knowledge of this drug through online sources, its basic information found to vary from websites to…

However, the origin of Lysergic acid diethylamide or specifically what makes up LSD, lysergic acid, can be narrowed down as an ergot alkaloid found in the Ergot Fungus (Claviceps purpurea), a parasite commonly located on rye and other species of grain or wild grasses (Schumann 2016). After placing themselves on the desired rye or some other species of grains, it uses the plant as a host…

As herbal medicine benefits claims on internet become wilder and wilder, the public becomes more and more confused about what herbs can actually do. Ironically, the public is not the only one confused. Even the scientists are asking the same questions: does herbal medicine works? How does it work? What is the optimal dosage? The safety issues are what? Who can use it and who cannot?... As the list grow longer, the confusions also grow greater. Luckily, as we speak, more and more research studies…

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Since time immemorial microorganisms have played a significant role in the life of mankind owing to the production of the myriad enzymes and secondary compounds that they synthesize (Demain 1981). These micro organism live in a highly diverse environment ranging from hot springs to deep ocean sediments. In the hyper diverse environment where one can find a specialized and unique biological niche is the intracellular space between cells of higher plants acts as suite and…

4.4.1 Wagner’s Test (Kodangala et al., 2010) It is a specific test to detect the presence of alkaloids. Wagner’s reagent was prepared by dissolving 1.27g of iodine and 2g of potassium iodide in 100ml distilled water. To the 100μl of ethyl acetate fraction of each endophytic fungi, 4-5 drops of wagner’s reagent was added and observed for the presence…