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Alkaloids

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Alkaloids. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Alkaloids.

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1-Deoxynojirimycin - An alpha-glucosidase inhibitor with antiviral action. Derivatives of deoxynojirimycin may have anti-...

Aconitine - A C19 norditerpenoid alkaloid (DITERPENES) from the root of ACONITUM plants. It activates voltage-ga...

Acridones - Compounds based on acridone, which have three linear rings, with the center ring containing a ring n...

Acronine - A pyrano-acridone alkaloid found in RUTACEAE plants....

Ajmaline - An alkaloid found in the root of Rauwolfia serpentina, among other plant sources. It is a class Ia a...

Alcuronium - A non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant similar to TUBOCURARINE. It is used as an anesthesia adj...

Alkaloids - Organic nitrogenous bases. Many alkaloids of medical importance occur in the animal and vegetable ki...

Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids - Alkaloids derived from TYRAMINE combined with 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde via a norbelladine pathway, ...

Anabasine - A piperidine botanical insecticide....

Apomorphine - A derivative of morphine that is a dopamine D2 agonist. It is a powerful emetic and has been used fo...

Aporphines - Dibenzoquinolines derived in plants from (S)-reticuline (BENZYLISOQUINOLINES)....

Arecoline - An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at b...

Atropine - An alkaloid, originally from Atropa belladonna, but found in other plants, mainly SOLANACEAE....

Atropine - An alkaloid, originally from Atropa belladonna, but found in other plants, mainly SOLANACEAE....

Atropine Derivatives - Analogs and derivatives of atropine....

Belladonna Alkaloids - Alkaloids obtained from various plants, especially the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), variet...

Belladonna Alkaloids - Alkaloids obtained from various plants, especially the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), variet...

Benzomorphans - Morphine derivatives of the methanobenzazocine family that act as potent analgesics....

Benzophenanthridines - Compounds of four rings containing a nitrogen. They are biosynthesized from reticuline via rearrange...

Benztropine - A centrally active muscarinic antagonist that has been used in the symptomatic treatment of PARKINSO...

Benzylisoquinolines - ISOQUINOLINES with a benzyl substituent....

Berberine - An alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae. It is also found in many other plants. It i...

Berberine Alkaloids - A group of related plant alkaloids that contain the BERBERINE heterocyclic ring structure....

Betacyanins - Conjugates of betalamic acid with cyclo-dopa, both of which derive from TYROSINE. They appear simila...

Betalains - Compounds derived from TYROSINE via betalamic acid, including BETAXANTHINS and BETACYANINS. They are...

Betaxanthins - Conjugates of betalamic acid with AMINO ACIDS. Some of them are yellow COLORING AGENTS in the Caryop...

Bicuculline - Isoquinoline alkaloid from Dicentra cucullaria and other plants that is a competitive antagonist at ...

Bromocriptine - A semisynthetic ergotamine alkaloid that is a dopamine D2 agonist. It suppresses prolactin secretion...

Buprenorphine - A derivative of the opioid alkaloid THEBAINE that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than...

Butorphanol - A synthetic morphinan analgesic with narcotic antagonist action. It is used in the management of sev...

Butylscopolammonium Bromide - Antimuscarinic quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine used to treat cramps in gastrointestina...

Caffeine - A methylxanthine naturally occurring in some beverages and also used as a pharmacological agent. Caf...

Camptothecin - An alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound se...

Capsaicin - An alkylamide found in CAPSICUM that acts at TRPV CATION CHANNELS....

Cevanes - Structurally-related alkaloids that contain the cevane carbon backbone....

Cinchona Alkaloids - Alkaloids extracted from various species of Cinchona....

Cocaine - An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and v...

Codeine - An opioid analgesic related to MORPHINE but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative ...

Colchicine - A major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary ...

Crack Cocaine - The purified, alkaloidal, extra-potent form of cocaine. It is smoked (free-based), injected intraven...

Demecolcine - An alkaloid isolated from Colchicum autumnale L. and used as an antineoplastic....

Dextromethorphan - Methyl analog of DEXTRORPHAN that shows high affinity binding to several regions of the brain, inclu...

Dextrorphan - Dextro form of levorphanol. It acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, among other effect...

Dihydro-beta-Erythroidine - Dihydro analog of beta-erythroidine, which is isolated from the seeds and other plant parts of Eryth...

Dihydroergocornine - A 9,10alpha-dihydro derivative of ERGOTAMINE that contains isopropyl sidechains at the 2' and 5' pos...

Dihydroergocristine - A 9,10alpha-dihydro derivative of ERGOTAMINE that contains an isopropyl sidechain at the 2' position...

Dihydroergocryptine - A 9,10alpha-dihydro derivative of ERGOTAMINE that contains an isopropyl sidechain at the 2' position...

Dihydroergotamine - A 9,10alpha-dihydro derivative of ERGOTAMINE. It is used as a vasoconstrictor, specifically for the ...

Dihydroergotoxine - A mixture of three different hydrogenated derivatives of ERGOTAMINE: DIHYDROERGOCORNINE; DIHYDROERGO...

Dihydromorphine - A semisynthetic analgesic used in the study of narcotic receptors. It has abuse potential....

Diprenorphine - A narcotic antagonist similar in action to NALOXONE. It is used to remobilize animals after ETORPHIN...

Ellipticines - Pyrido-CARBAZOLES originally discovered in the bark of OCHROSIA ELLIPTICA. They inhibit DNA and RNA ...

Emetine - The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. ...

Ergolines - A series of structurally-related alkaloids that contain the ergoline backbone structure....

Ergoloid Mesylates - A mixture of the mesylates (methane sulfonates) of DIHYDROERGOCORNINE; DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE; and the ...

Ergonovine - An ergot alkaloid (ERGOT ALKALOIDS) with uterine and VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE contractile properties....

Ergot Alkaloids - Alkaloids originally isolated from the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea (Hypocreaceae). They include ...

Ergotamine - A vasoconstrictor found in ergot of Central Europe. It is an alpha-1 selective adrenergic agonist an...

Ergotamines - A series of structurally-related alkaloids containing the ergotaman backbone structure....

Ethylmorphine - A narcotic analgesic and antitussive. It is metabolized in the liver by ETHYLMORPHINE-N-DEMETHYLASE ...

Etorphine - A narcotic analgesic morphinan used as a sedative in veterinary practice....

Galantamine - A benzazepine derived from norbelladine. It is found in GALANTHUS and other AMARYLLIDACEAE. It is a ...

Germine Acetates - Germine derivatives acetylated on any one or more of the hydroxy groups. These compounds are present...

Harmaline - A beta-carboline alkaloid isolated from seeds of PEGANUM....

Harmine - Alkaloid isolated from seeds of Peganum harmala L., Zygophyllaceae. It is identical to banisterine, ...

Harringtonines - Tetracyclic spiro-BENZAZEPINES isolated from the seeds of CEPHALOTAXUS. They are esters of the alkal...

Heroin - A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) list...

Hydrocodone - Narcotic analgesic related to CODEINE, but more potent and more addicting by weight. It is used also...

Hydromorphone - An opioid analgesic made from MORPHINE and used mainly as an analgesic. It has a shorter duration of...

Ibogaine - One of several indole alkaloids extracted from Tabernanthe iboga, Baill. It has a complex pharmacolo...

Indole Alkaloids - Group of alkaloids containing a benzylpyrrole group (derived from TRYPTOPHAN)...

Ipratropium - A muscarinic antagonist structurally related to ATROPINE but often considered safer and more effecti...

Levallorphan - An opioid antagonist with properties similar to those of NALOXONE; in addition it also possesses som...

Levorphanol - A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is nearly as effective orally as by injection....

Lisuride - An ergot derivative that acts as an agonist at dopamine D2 receptors (DOPAMINE AGONISTS). It may als...

Lobeline - An alkaloid that has actions similar to NICOTINE on nicotinic cholinergic receptors but is less pote...

Lumicolchicines - Three, alpha, beta, and gamma isomers of ultraviolet degradation products of colchicine that lack ma...

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide - Semisynthetic derivative of ergot (Claviceps purpurea). It has complex effects on serotonergic syste...

Mescaline - Hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from the flowering heads (peyote) of Lophophora (formerly Anhaloniu...

Metergoline - A dopamine agonist and serotonin antagonist. It has been used similarly to BROMOCRIPTINE as a dopami...

Methylergonovine - A homolog of ERGONOVINE containing one more CH2 group. (Merck Index, 11th ed)...

Methysergide - An ergot derivative that is a congener of LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE. It antagonizes the effects of...

Monocrotaline - A pyrrolizidine alkaloid and a toxic plant constituent that poisons livestock and humans through the...

Morphinans - Compounds based on a partially saturated iminoethanophenanthrene, which can be described as ethylimi...

Morphine - The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widesp...

Morphine Derivatives - Analogs or derivatives of morphine....

Muscarine - A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe species. It i...

Nalbuphine - A narcotic used as a pain medication. It appears to be an agonist at kappa opioid receptors and an a...

Nalorphine - A narcotic antagonist with some agonist properties. It is an antagonist at mu opioid receptors and a...

Naloxone - A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity. It is a competitive antagonist at mu, del...

Naltrexone - Derivative of noroxymorphone that is the N-cyclopropylmethyl congener of NALOXONE. It is a narcotic ...

Nicergoline - An ergot derivative that has been used as a cerebral vasodilator and in peripheral vascular disease....

Nicotine - Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors...

N-Methylscopolamine - A muscarinic antagonist used to study binding characteristics of muscarinic cholinergic receptors....

Noscapine - A naturally occurring opium alkaloid that is a centrally acting antitussive agent....

Opiate Alkaloids - Alkaloids found in OPIUM from PAPAVER that induce analgesic and narcotic effects by action upon OPIO...

Oxycodone - Semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE that acts as a narcotic analgesic more potent and addicting than...

Oxymorphone - An opioid analgesic with actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE, apart from an absence of cou...

Papaverine - An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or ...

Papaverine - An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or ...

Pentazocine - The first mixed agonist-antagonist analgesic to be marketed. It is an agonist at the kappa and sigma...

Pergolide - A long-acting dopamine agonist which has been used to treat PARKINSON DISEASE and HYPERPROLACTINEMIA...

Phenazocine - An opioid analgesic with actions and uses similar to MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacop...

Physostigmine - A cholinesterase inhibitor that is rapidly absorbed through membranes. It can be applied topically t...

Pilocarpine - A slowly hydrolyzed muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Pilocarpine is used as a miotic an...

Prajmaline - A derivative of the rauwolfia alkaloid AJMALINE. It is an anti-arrhythmia agent, but may cause liver...

Protoveratrines - Mixtures of closely related hypotensive alkaloids from Veratrum album (Liliaceae). They have been us...

Psilocybine - The major of two hallucinogenic components of Teonanacatl, the sacred mushroom of Mexico, the other ...

Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids - A group of ALKALOIDS, characterized by a nitrogen-containing necine, occurring mainly in plants of t...

Quinidine - An optical isomer of quinine, extracted from the bark of the Cinchona tree and similar plant species...

Quinine - An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is t...

Reserpine - An alkaloid found in the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina and R. vomitoria. Reserpine inhibits the upta...

Ryanodine - A methylpyrrole-carboxylate from RYANIA that disrupts the RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL...

Salsoline Alkaloids - Tetrahydroisoquinolinol alkaloids in both dextro and levo forms, originally found in SALSOLA plants....

Scopolamine - An alkaloid from SOLANACEAE, especially DATURA and SCOPOLIA. Scopolamine and its quaternary derivati...

Scopolamine - An alkaloid from SOLANACEAE, especially DATURA and SCOPOLIA. Scopolamine and its quaternary derivati...

Scopolamine Derivatives - Analogs or derivatives of scopolamine....

Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids - Compounds formed by condensation of secologanin with tryptamine resulting in a tetrahydro-beta-carbo...

Solanaceous Alkaloids - Alkaloids, mainly tropanes, elaborated by plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa, Hyoscya...

Solanine - A mixture of alpha-chaconine and alpha-solanine, found in SOLANACEAE plants....

Sparteine - A quinolizidine alkaloid isolated from several FABACEAE including LUPINUS; SPARTIUM; and CYTISUS. It...

Staurosporine - An indolocarbazole that is a potent PROTEIN KINASE C inhibitor which enhances cAMP-mediated response...

Strychnine - An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine re...

Swainsonine - An indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Swainsona canescens that is a potent alpha-mannosidase inhib...

Tetrahydropapaveroline - A leukomaine (animal alkaloid) formed in brain and liver from dopamine and L-dopa; it may be implica...

Tetrahydropapaveroline - A leukomaine (animal alkaloid) formed in brain and liver from dopamine and L-dopa; it may be implica...

Thebaine - A drug that is derived from opium, which contains from 0.3-1.5% thebaine depending on its origin. It...

Theobromine - 3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A...

Theophylline - A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, car...

Tomatine - An alkaloid that occurs in the extract of leaves of wild tomato plants. It has been found to inhibit...

Topotecan - An antineoplastic agent used to treat ovarian cancer. It works by inhibiting DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYP...

Toxiferine - A curare alkaloid that is a very potent competitive nicotinic antagonist at the neuromuscular juncti...

Tropanes - N-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes best known for the ones found in PLANTS....

Tubocurarine - A neuromuscular blocker and active ingredient in CURARE; plant based alkaloid of Menispermaceae....

Uric Acid - An oxidation product, via XANTHINE OXIDASE, of oxypurines such as XANTHINE and HYPOXANTHINE. It is t...

Veratridine - A benzoate-cevane found in VERATRUM and Schoenocaulon. It activates SODIUM CHANNELS to stay open lon...

Veratrum Alkaloids - Alkaloids with powerful hypotensive effects isolated from American or European Hellebore (Veratrum v...

Vinblastine - Antitumor alkaloid isolated from Vinca rosea. (Merck, 11th ed.)...

Vinca Alkaloids - A group of indole-indoline dimers which are ALKALOIDS obtained from the VINCA genus of plants. They ...

Vincamine - A major alkaloid of Vinca minor L., Apocynaceae. It has been used therapeutically as a vasodilator a...

Vincristine - Antitumor alkaloid isolated from Vinca Rosea. (Merck, 11th ed.)...

Vindesine - Vinblastine derivative with antineoplastic activity against CANCER. Major side effects are myelosupp...

Xanthine - A purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi. It is...

Xanthines - Purine bases found in body tissues and fluids and in some plants....

Yohimbine - A plant alkaloid with alpha-2-adrenergic blocking activity. Yohimbine has been used as a mydriatic a...