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Preferred term

Emetine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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

In other languages

  • French

  • 316-42-7 (di-HCl)
  • 483-18-1 (Emetine)
  • Emetan, 6',7',10,11-tetramethoxy-
  • U52OG12P96
  • X8D5EPO80M

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LXQM4VQ4-8

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