Concept information
Preferred term
Arecoline
Type
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Definition
- An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-, methyl ester
- 4ALN5933BH
- 63-75-2 (Arecoline)
- Arecaline
- Arecholin
- Arecholine
- Arecolin
- Methylarecaidin
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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3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-, methyl ester
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4ALN5933BH
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63-75-2 (Arecoline)
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T520P2D4-4
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