Strychnos
PubChem Notes:
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.
MediLexicon Strychnos - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'Strychnos'
[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).
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