Strychnos

Strychnine 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.

[1. A genus of tropic shrubs or trees (family Loganiaceae); most South American species contain chiefly quaternary neuromuscular blocking alkaloids, curare; the African, Asiatic, and Australian species contain tertiary strychninelike alkaloids (strychnine, brucine, and yohimbine-type alkaloids).

Molecular Formula: C₂₁H₂₂N₂O₂

InChI: InChI=1/C21H22N2O2/c24-18-10-16-19-13-9-17-21(6-7-22(17)11-12(13)5-8-25-16)14-3-1-2-4-15(14)23(18)20(19)21/h1-5,13,16-17,19-20H,6-11H2

InChIKey: InChIKey=QMGVPVSNSZLJIA-UHFFFAOYAK
SMILES: C1CN2CC3=CCOC4CC(=O)N5C6C4C3CC2C61C7=CC=CC=C75

Names:
    Certox
    Mole death
    Mouse-nots
    Mouse-rid
    Sanaseed
    Stricnina
    Strychnidin-10-one
    Strychnin
    strychnine
    Strychnos

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5321532
    PubChem ID 71490