Difference between revisions of "Alkaloids"
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+ | [[File:Papaver somniferum - Wikimedia Commons.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The first individual alkaloid, morphine, was isolated in 1804 from poppy (Papaver somniferum). ]] | ||
Alkaloids are a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds that contain mostly basic nitrogen atoms. | Alkaloids are a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds that contain mostly basic nitrogen atoms. | ||