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Alkaloid
Alkaloid Al"ka*loid ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), n. (Chem.)
An organic base, especially one of a class of substances
occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the
bodies of animals.
Note: Alkaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen,
and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many
of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and
narcotine are alkaloids found in opium.
Alkaloid
Alkaloid Al"ka*loid ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
Al`ka*loid"al ([a^]l`k[.a]*loid"al), a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F.
alcalo["i]de.]
Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Meaning of Alkaloids from wikipedia
- Some
synthetic compounds of
similar structure may also be
termed alkaloids.
Alkaloids are
produced by a
large variety of
organisms including bacteria,...
- the key
difference dividing the
branch of
classical ergot alkaloids from
dihydroergot alkaloids, the
latter often being preferred for
pharmaceuticals due...
- of
taxine alkaloids depends on the
species of yew, with
Taxus baccata and
Taxus cuspidata containing the most. The
major taxine alkaloids are taxine...
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diverse range of
alkaloids. To humans,
these alkaloids can be desirable, toxic, or both. The
tropanes are the most well-known of the
alkaloids found in the...
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psychoactive alkaloids, or are
suspected of
containing such
alkaloids due to
being psychoactive. The
presence and
constitution of
alkaloids in
nature can...
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contain tropane alkaloids;
roots have up to 1.3%,
leaves 1.2%,
stalks 0.65%,
flowers 0.6%, ripe
berries 0.7%, and
seeds 0.4%
tropane alkaloids;
leaves reach...
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Harmala alkaloids are
several alkaloids that act as
monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).
These alkaloids are
found in the
seeds of
Peganum harmala (also...
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Tropane alkaloids are a
class of
bicyclic [3.2.1]
alkaloids and
secondary metabolites that
contain a
tropane ring in
their chemical structure. Tropane...
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Indole alkaloids are a
class of
alkaloids containing a
structural moiety of indole; many
indole alkaloids also
include isoprene groups and are thus called...
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Ergoline is a core
structure in many
alkaloids and
their synthetic derivatives.
Ergoline alkaloids were
first characterized in ergot. Some of
these are...
