Chemicals and Drugs

Solanaceous Alkaloids

Alkaloids, mainly tropanes, elaborated by plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa, Hyoscyamus, Mandragora, Nicotiana, Solanum, etc. Some act as cholinergic antagonists; most are very toxic; many are used medicinally.

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Alkaloids, mainly tropanes, elaborated by plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa, Hyoscyamus, Mandragora, Nicotiana, Solanum, etc. Some act as cholinergic antagonists; most are very toxic; many are used medicinally.

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3 entry terms
  • Solanum Alkaloids
  • Alkaloids, Solanaceous
  • Alkaloids, Solanum

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

79; was SOLANUM ALKALOIDS 1977-78

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  • Alkaloids (1966-1976)
  • Solanum Alkaloids (1977-1978)

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  1. D03w.132w.760

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Solanaceous Alkaloids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012991. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012991
  2. Solanaceous Alkaloids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75011846