Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli

The poppy seeds distributors claim that the poppy seeds do not contain any narcotic effect. Therefore, a research was performed to investigate this statement. The methodology includes screening the alkaloids in the seeds extract using the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). The hypothesis of the resear...

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Main Author:	Zulkefli, Nur Hidayah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Alkaloids
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.667932022-09-15T04:50:43Z Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli 2012 Zulkefli, Nur Hidayah Alkaloids Seeds. Seed technology The poppy seeds distributors claim that the poppy seeds do not contain any narcotic effect. Therefore, a research was performed to investigate this statement. The methodology includes screening the alkaloids in the seeds extract using the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). The hypothesis of the research is that the sample of poppy seeds contains opium. Another objective of this research is to discuss about the addiction of opium and its current cases as opium is an extremely addictive drug. Parts of the poppy that can be utilized in making tea are the pods, the seeds and the poppy straw. There were many cases of poppy seed and opium abuse reported in several countries. Demonstrating the use of illicit opium poppy products by the detection of morphine, codeine and their metabolites are not straightforward as those opiates also can be detected from the consumption of pharmaceutical opiates drugs except thebaine which can be used as a potential indicator. The poppy seeds were extracted with methanol and later the detection for alkaloids in poppy seeds and TLC were performed. The detection of alkaloids using Mayer’s and Bouchardat’s reagents showed positive results as the samples turned into suitable colour changes. Dragendorff’s reagent managed to display the alkaloids of the poppy seeds in simple detection method but failed to screen the alkaloids on the silica TLC plate. The similar outcomes happened using the reverse-phase TLC. Another alternative, the anisaldehyde sulphuric acid managed to bring out better chromatography profile of the extracts. It proved the presence of phenolic-containing alkaloid, most probably morphine which is the main alkaloid of opium. The best chromatography obtained when using the mobile phase of toluene to ethyl acetate at concentration 70:30. The study supports the hypothesis that the alkaloids or opium are present in the poppy seeds. Finally, the statement claimed by the poppy seed distributors that the poppy seeds do not contain opium could not be proven. 2012 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66793/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66793/1/66793.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Pharmacy Abdul Wahab, Ibtisam Hannis Fadzillah
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language	English
advisor	Abdul Wahab, Ibtisam Hannis Fadzillah
topic	Alkaloids Alkaloids
spellingShingle	Alkaloids Alkaloids Zulkefli, Nur Hidayah Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli
description	The poppy seeds distributors claim that the poppy seeds do not contain any narcotic effect. Therefore, a research was performed to investigate this statement. The methodology includes screening the alkaloids in the seeds extract using the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). The hypothesis of the research is that the sample of poppy seeds contains opium. Another objective of this research is to discuss about the addiction of opium and its current cases as opium is an extremely addictive drug. Parts of the poppy that can be utilized in making tea are the pods, the seeds and the poppy straw. There were many cases of poppy seed and opium abuse reported in several countries. Demonstrating the use of illicit opium poppy products by the detection of morphine, codeine and their metabolites are not straightforward as those opiates also can be detected from the consumption of pharmaceutical opiates drugs except thebaine which can be used as a potential indicator. The poppy seeds were extracted with methanol and later the detection for alkaloids in poppy seeds and TLC were performed. The detection of alkaloids using Mayer’s and Bouchardat’s reagents showed positive results as the samples turned into suitable colour changes. Dragendorff’s reagent managed to display the alkaloids of the poppy seeds in simple detection method but failed to screen the alkaloids on the silica TLC plate. The similar outcomes happened using the reverse-phase TLC. Another alternative, the anisaldehyde sulphuric acid managed to bring out better chromatography profile of the extracts. It proved the presence of phenolic-containing alkaloid, most probably morphine which is the main alkaloid of opium. The best chromatography obtained when using the mobile phase of toluene to ethyl acetate at concentration 70:30. The study supports the hypothesis that the alkaloids or opium are present in the poppy seeds. Finally, the statement claimed by the poppy seed distributors that the poppy seeds do not contain opium could not be proven.
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qualification_level	Bachelor degree
author	Zulkefli, Nur Hidayah
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title	Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli
title_short	Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli
title_full	Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
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Screening alkaloids from the methanol extract of Papaver seeds / Nur Hidayah Zulkefli

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