The present invention provides methods for the conversion of thebaine to a morphine derivative, such as hydrocodone. Novel ketal intermediates of the conversion are provided. A one-pot procedure for the conversion comprises treating thebaine with an acid in the presence of a metal catalyst.
Papaver somniferum with high concentration of codeine
申请人:Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty. Ltd.
公开号:US10791691B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
A poppy straw of Papaver somniferum, wherein the poppy straw includes codeine constituting about 40% by weight or greater of an alkaloid combination.
罂粟的罂粟秆,其中罂粟秆包括可待因,占生物碱组合重量的 40% 或更多。
Papaver somniferum strain with high concentration of thebaine
申请人:Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty. Ltd.
公开号:US10760090B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
The present invention is directed to an improved poppy straw, concentrate of poppy straw and opium of Papaver somniferum for the production of thebaine containing little or no oripavine, codeine or morphine. The present invention also provides plants, stands and seeds of Papaver somniferum and methods for the production of thebaine.
Salutaridinol 7-0-Acetyltransferase and Derivatives Thereof
申请人:Kutchan Toni M.
公开号:US20090053764A1
公开(公告)日:2009-02-26
This invention provides a protein comprising consecutive amino acids, the amino acid sequence of which is illustrated in FIG.
8
(SEQ. ID No. 14) or, a fragment thereof having at least 15 amino acids, or a variant thereof, the sequence of which has at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence of FIG.
8
(SEQ. ID No. 14) over a length of at least 400 amino acids. This invention further provides a peptide comprising a fragment of salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase protein of at least 6 consecutive amino acids which is not present in other plant acetyltransferases as illustrated in FIG.
2
(SEQ. IDs No. 8 to 12). This invention further provides a nucleic acid molecule comprising consecutive nucleotides (i) the nucleic acid sequence of which is illustrated in FIG.
9
(SEQ. ID No. 13) or FIG.
10
(SEQ. ID No. 15), or (ii) a fragment thereof having a length of at least 45 nucleotides, or (iii) a variant thereof, the sequence of which has at least 70% identity with the sequence of FIG.
9
(SEQ. ID No. 13) or FIG.
10
(SEQ. ID No. 15) over a length of at least 1200 bases, or a sequence complementary to (i), (ii) or (iii), or the RNA equivalent of any of (i), (ii), or (iii). This invention further provides a nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of a salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase gene, at least 18 consecutive nucleotides unique to the salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase gene and being chosen from the 5′ or 3′ untranslated regions of the sequence illustrated in FIG.
9
(SEQ. ID No. 13), or a sequence which is complementary thereto. This invention further provides a method for producing pentacyclic morphinan alkaloids comprising (i) introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase into a plant cell capable of expressing salutaridinol and/or salutaridine and/or (R)-reticuline, (ii) propagating said plant cell to produce a multiplicity of morphinan-producing cells, and (iii) recovering said morphinan(s) from said multiplicity of cells. This invention further provides a method for the production of thebaine comprising the steps of (i) contacting in vitro a protein having salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase activity with salutaridinol and acetyl co-enzyme A at pH 8 to 9, and (ii) recovering the thebaine thus produced.
Papaver Somniferum Strain With High Concentration Of Thebaine
申请人:Fist Anthony J.
公开号:US20090227796A1
公开(公告)日:2009-09-10
The present invention is directed to an improved poppy straw, concentrate of poppy straw and opium of
Papaver somniferum
for the production of thebaine containing little or no oripavine, codeine or morphine. The present invention also provides plants, stands and seeds of
Papaver somniferum
and methods for the production of thebaine.