Alkaloids of Papaver orientale L.

According to the alkaloid profiles, five different chemotypes (A, B, C, D, and E) were classified in Papaver orientale L. with haploid chromosome number n = 14. Chemotype A had only oripavine; chemotype B contained oripavine and thebaine; chemotype C had isothebaine in addition to oripavine; chemotype D contained oripavine and alpinigenine; and chemotype E had oripavine, thebaine, and alpinigenine. In all chemotypes, oripavine was either the sole alkaloid or the single major alkaloid.