Concept information
Preferred term
Emetine
Type
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Definition
- The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. acuminata, of the Rubiaceae. It is used as an amebicide in many different preparations and may cause serious cardiac, hepatic, or renal damage and violent diarrhea and vomiting. Emetine inhibits protein synthesis in EUKARYOTIC CELLS but not PROKARYOTIC CELLS.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 316-42-7 (di-HCl)
- 483-18-1 (Emetine)
- Emetan, 6',7',10,11-tetramethoxy-
- Ipecine
- Methylcephaeline
- U52OG12P96
- X8D5EPO80M
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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316-42-7 (di-HCl)
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483-18-1 (Emetine)
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Emetan, 6',7',10,11-tetramethoxy-
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U52OG12P96
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X8D5EPO80M
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LXQM4VQ4-8
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