Name: | Strychnine |
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PubChem Compound ID: | 11336581 |
Description: | 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. |
Molecular formula: | C21H22N2O2 |
Molecular weight: | 334.412 g/mol |