The Central government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of concentrated poppy straw from India’s opium crop to boost their yield of alkaloids, used for medical purposes ...

Figure 1: A summary of the biosynthetic pathway leading to morphine, showing also the methylated derivatives of reticuline; enzymes indicated are those for which cDNAs have been previously cloned and ...

Hundreds of ephedra-containing supplements are currently available in the United States. Ironically, ephedra supplements vastly outnumber conventional prescription and nonprescription medications ...