Pavine is an alkaloid found in a variety of plants in four families, Papaveraceae, Berberidaceae, Lauraceae, and Ranunculaceae.
The elucidation of its chemical structure was reported in 1955.
Examples The N-methyl derivative of pavine is argemonine. Californine Caryachine Isonorargemonine Platycerine See also Isopavine, a related alkaloid
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