Alkaloid
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aconine, aconite, aconitine, aporphine, berbine alkaloid, cystisine, emetine, galanthamine, lycopodine alkaloid, lycopodium alkaloid, lycoremine, mesembrine alkaloid, methanopyridodiazocine alkaloid, senecifoline, senecine, senecio alkaloid, sparteine
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Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
arecoline, aspidosperma alkaloid, atropine, bicuculline, caffeine, camptothecin, cannabinoid, castanospermine, cocaine, colchicine, curare, ergoline, harringtonine, ibogaine, ibotenate, michellamine, monocrotaline, muscarine, nicotinate, nicotine, opiate alkaloid, paclitaxel, papaverine, pilocarpine, quinidine, quinine, rauwolfia alkaloid, ryanodine, scopolamine, staurosporine, strychnine, theobromine, veratrum alkaloid, vinca alkaloid
Related Terms
nitrogenous heterocyclic compound
Scope Note
organic nitrogenous bases; many alkaloids of medical importance occur in the animal and vegetable kingdoms.
Facts
- The noun alkaloid has one meaning: Meaning #1: natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants
- An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals.
- Alkaloids are colorless and bitter-tasting.
- Many alkaloids have toxic properties.
- If taken in larger doses, alkaloids can be extremely poisonous.
- Caffeine is an alkaloid.
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