Patents Assigned to The Ministry of Science & Higher Education
  • Process for the production of thebaine
    Patent number: 4114314
    Abstract: Tissue cultures of cells from seed heads of Papaver bracteatum Lindl, Population Arya II, are grown in artificial nutrient media to produce thebaine which is then extracted therefrom. An example of an artificial nutrient medium used for the tissue culture is revised tobacco medium supplemented with 1% agar and 1ppm 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: The Ministry of Science & Higher Education
    Inventors: Ali Shafiee, Iraj Lalezari, Narges Yassa