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anisodamine

under Solanaceous Alkaloids
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More on Solanaceous Alkaloids Definition: Alkaloids, mainly tropanes, elaborated by plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa, Hyoscyamus, Mandragora, Nicotiana, Solanum, etc. Some act as cholinergic antagonists; most are very toxic; many are used medicinally.      Other names Solanum Alkaloids; Alkaloids, Solanum; Alkaloids, Solanaceous
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
anisodamine [ 6-hydroxyhyoscyamine,anisodamine hydrobromide,racanisodamine ]
  an antimuscarinic agent; alkaloid isolated from Chinese solanacea plant; anticholinergic drug with strong spasmolytic property; activates dopaminergic system; RN refers to (1R-(1alpha,3beta,(S*),5alph
55869-99-3 alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzeneacetic acid 6-hydroxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-3-yl ester  *Solanaceous Alkaloids Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Pharma Action Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Anti-Ulcer Agents; Parasympatholytics; Vasodilator Agents; Free Radical Scavengers
Chinese Med J 1(2):127;1975; Chinese Med J 1(3):216;1975; Chinese Med J 3(1):63;1977; Chinese Med J 5(0):58;1973; Naturwissenschaften 62(2):97;1975; Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1979;14(4):208

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