LP14284-1
Strychnine
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Descriptions
Strychnine is a very toxic (LD50 = 1 mgkg), colorless crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as rodents. Strychnine causes muscular convulsions and eventually asphyxia or sheer exhaustion. The most common source is from the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree. Strychnine is one of the most bitter substances in the world. Its taste is detectable in concentrations as low as 1 ppm. Strychnine acts as a blocker or antagonist at the inhibitory or strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor (GlyR), a ligand -gated chloride channel in the spinal cord and the brain. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Strychnine (Wikipedia)
An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Strychnine
- Part Display Name
- Strychnine
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Strychnine
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 番木鳖碱 Synonyms: 士的宁; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Strychnine |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Strühniin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Estricnina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Stricnina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Striknin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Стрихнин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | strychnine |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Strychnine |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Strychnine |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Στρυχνίνη Synonyms: Στρυχνίνη |
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