Papaver somniferum strain with high concentration of thebaine and oripavine
AssigneeTasmanian Alkaloids Pty. Ltd.
InventorsAnthony John Fist, Christopher James Byrne, Wayne Lyle Gerlach
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Abstract
There is disclosed an improved poppy straw of a stably reproducing Papaver somniferum for the extraction of thebaine and/or oripavine, the threshed straw having thebaine and oripavine constituting about 50% by weight or greater of the alkaloid combination consisting of morphine, codeine, thebaine and oripavine.
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A poppy straw for the extraction of thebaine and/or orapavine, the threshed straw having thebaine and oripavine constituting about 50% by weight or greater of the alkaloid combination consisting of morphine, codeine, thebaine and oripavine, produced by a process consisting of:
- sowing a stand of stably reproducing Papaver somniferum, wherein substantially all plants of said stand as sown stably inherit the alkaloid composition of the parent generation, growing said stand and harvesting said straw.
An opium for the extraction of thebaine and/or orapavine, the opium having thebaine and oripavine constituting about 50% by weight or greater of the alkaloid combination consisting of morphine, codeine, thebaine and oripavine, produced by a process consisting of:
- sowing a stand of stably reproducing Papaver somniferum, wherein substantially all plants of said stand as sown stably inherit the alkaloid composition of the parent generation, growing said stand and harvesting said opium.
A concentrate of poppy straw for the extraction of thebaine and/or orapavine, the concentrate of poppy straw having thebaine and oripavine constituting about 50% by weight or greater of the alkaloid combination consisting of morphine, codeine, thebaine and oripavine, produced by a process consisting of:
- sowing a stand of stably reproducing Papaver somniferum, wherein substantially all plants of said stand as sown stably inherit the alkaloid composition of the parent generation, growing said stand, harvesting said straw, and extracting the resulting poppy straw.
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