koty: Morphine

Evidence: 65 • authority: 92

Morphinan Alkaloids and Their Transformations: A Historical Perspective of a Century of Opioid Research in Hungary.. The word opium derives from the ancient Greek word ὄπιον (ópion) for the juice of any plant, but today means the air-dried seed capsule latex of Papaver somniferum . Alkaloid chemistry began with the isolation of morphine from crude opium by Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner in 1804. More than a century later, Hungarian pharmacist János Kabay opened new perspectives for the direct isolation of morphine from dry poppy heads and straw without the labor-intensive harvesting of opium. In 2015, Kabay's life and achievements obtained official recognition as constituting a «Hungariku…

Evidence: 53 • authority: 92

<span style="color: windowtext;">Morphinan Alkaloids and Their Transformations: A Historical Perspective of a Century of Opioid Research in Hungary^†. The word opium derives from ancient Greek word ὄ&pi;&iota;&omicron;&nu; (&oacute;pion) for the juice of any plant, but today means the air-dried seed capsule latex of Papaver somniferum. Alkaloid chemistry began with the isolation of morphine from crude opium by Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sert&uuml;rner in 1804. More than a century later, the Hungarian pharmacist J&aacute;nos Kabay opened new perspectives for the direct isolation of morphine from dry poppy heads and straw without the labor-intensive harvesting of opium. In 2015, Kabay&…

Evidence: 88 • authority: 72

Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʔaːdam ˈzɛʁtʏʁnɐ]; 19 June 1783 – 20 February 1841) was a German pharmacist and a pioneer of alkaloid chemistry. He is best known for his discovery of morphine, which he isolated from opium in 1804, and for conducting tests, including on himself, to evaluate its physiological effects.

Evidence: — • authority: 65