Mammalian morphine: De novo formation of morphine in human cells

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Poeaknapo, Chotima ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic study; Endogenous morphine; Morphine biosynthesis; Neuroblastoma cells; SH SY5Y

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ENDOGENOUS COMPOUND; ENDOGENOUS MORPHINE; MORPHINE; OXYGEN 18; TETRAHYDROPAPAVEROLINE; THEBAINE; TYRAMINE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAMMAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKALOIDS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHINE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TETRAHYDROPAPAVEROLINE; TYRAMINE;

EID: 20344379935     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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