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5-methylfurtrethonium

under Muscarine
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More on Muscarine Definition: A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote is atropine.  /biosyn if permitted by plant; do not confuse with the dye muscarine   
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
5-methylfurtrethonium [ 5-methylfurfuryltrimethylammonium iodide,5-methylfurmethide,5-methylfurtrethonium hydroxide,5-methylfurtrethonium iodide ]
  RN given refers to parent cpd; structure 		14172-53-3   Muscarine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Parasympathomimetics 		Acta Biol Med Ger 37(2):347;1978; Acta Biol Med Germ 35(5):657;1976; Comp Gen Pharmacol 2(5):106;1971; Pharmacol Res Commun 9(8):719;1977

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