alkaloid

From alkali + -oid. Compare French alcaloïde.

(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.


cacaine

(archaic, organic chemistry) The essential principle of cacao, now called theobromine.


cocaine

en-noun

cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)

From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker-street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.

1891 June 25, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure I.—A Scandal in Bohemia.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II, London: George Newnes, Limited, […], published July 1891, →OCLC:

All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out

1983, “Cold Coffee & Cocaine”, performed by Prince:

Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?

1990, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Frank Urquhart (Ian Richardson):

(uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.


aconitine

aconitine (countable and uncountable, plural aconitines)

(organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite


papaverine

papaverine (countable and uncountable, plural papaverines)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.


codeine

codeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)

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From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.

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(pharmacology) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.


morphine

en-noun

morphine (countable and uncountable, plural morphines)

Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).

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(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.


quinine

en-noun

quinine (countable and uncountable, plural quinines)

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The noun is either:
* derived from Spanish quina (“quinine”) (a clipping of quinaquina (“Cinchona bark”)) + English -ine (suffix forming names of chemical substances, especially (among others) alkaloidal substances);; or
* borrowed from French quinine, from quin(quina) (“Cinchona bark”) + -ine (feminine form of -in (suffix forming nouns)).
Spanish quinaquina and French quinquina are both derived from Quechua kina-kina, a reduplication of kina (“bark; (specifically) Cinchona bark”).
The verb is derived from the noun.

clipping

The alkali of yellow bark may be distinguished from cinchonine by the name of quinine.

1821, The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, volume 10:

The quinine, being more potent than cinchonine, is generally preferred.

1828, The Medical Guide, Quinine, cinchonine, and sulphate of quinine:

In spite of quinine, the men sickened day by day. Many of them, fine, strong, active fellows, who had never known what a day's sickness meant, went down before the malarious mist that gathered in the jungles.

1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 102:

He hadn't the faintest idea what to do with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.

1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, London: W[illiam] Collins Sons & Co., →OCLC:

“Die? Yes, they’ll all die—all these men. No bandages, no salves, no quinine, no chloroform. Oh, God, for some morphia! Just a little morphia for the worst ones. Just a little chloroform. God damn the Yankees! God damn the Yankees!”

1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC, part IV, page 363:

I propose that the availability of increased stores of quinine under British control had a similar facilitating effect on the British colonial expansion into Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

1979, Lucile H. Brockway, Science and Colonial Expansion, New Haven, Conn., London: Yale University Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 127:

So far, the daily dose of quinine had been bitter and very unpalatable. […] To make the medicine go down more easily, colonialists occasionally mixed the powder with sugar, water and gin.

2014, Olivia Williams, “Gin is the Tonic”, in Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother’s Ruin Became the Spirit of London, London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 163:

(pharmacology) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.


caffeine

en-noun

caffeine (usually uncountable, plural caffeines)

From French caféine, from café (“coffee”), or German Caffein, Kaffein (cp. Coffein, Koffein), from Kaffee (“coffee”) (cp. Kaffe, Koffee, Koffe), or Italian caffè (“coffee”) + -ine.

central nervous system
central nervous system

An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.

kafeinë

alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants


colchicine

colchicine (countable and uncountable, plural colchicines)

Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₂H₂₅NO₆, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.


atropine

atropine (countable and uncountable, plural atropines)

From Latin Atropa (“genus of deadly nightshade”) + -ine.

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Atropa belladonna
Atropa belladonna#Translingual

(toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).


nicotine

Borrowed from French nicotine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. Etymology of the surname itself is unclear.

He is addicted to nicotine.

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.


taxine

Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata#Translingual

Any of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree (Taxus baccata)


hyoscyamine

From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + -ine.

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.


scopolamine

en-noun

scopolamine (countable and uncountable, plural scopolamines)

Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).

af

I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk.

1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 176:

The Incas had herbs for headaches and other pains; and they used scopolamine, a poison from the datura plant, as an anaesthetic.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 159:

Scopolamine is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist with potentially selective inhibitory actions on muscarinic subtypes 1 and 2 (M1 and M2). Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.

2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:

(pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).


strychnine

en-noun

strychnine (usually uncountable, plural strychnines)

From French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.

der

(organic chemistry) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide

strychnin

very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid


pilocarpine

en-noun

pilocarpine (countable and uncountable, plural pilocarpines)

From translingual Pilocarpus (“genus name”) + -ine.

af

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A miotic alkaloid C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₂ obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma.


muscarine

en-noun

muscarine (countable and uncountable, plural muscarines)

From the fungus Amanita muscaria, from Latin musca (“fly”).

(biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.


ephedrine

ephedrine (countable and uncountable, plural ephedrines)

The great advantage of ephedrine is its effectiveness if taken as a pill, whereas adrenaline works only if injected or inhaled.

2003, Samuel H. Barondes, chapter 5, in Better than Prozac, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63:

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.


cytisine

cytisine (countable and uncountable, plural cytisines)

(pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.


theobromine

theobromine (countable and uncountable, plural theobromines)

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.


psilocybin

psilocybin (countable and uncountable, plural psilocybins)

Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in.

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The problem of the mushroom supply was solved straight away when Leary learned from a graduate student named George Litwin that a chemist at the Sandoz Corporation, Dr. Albert Hofmann, had recently synthesized the psychoactive molecule of the mushroom, calling it psilocybin.

2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home […] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 70:

It’s no stretch to posit that because human neurotransmitters respond to the platform’s iconic use of a certain shade of blue, and spark with dopamine upon receiving a “like” or “tag” notification, desperate children are now living in cages and a raving madman occupies the Oval Office. Not even Orwell, after a feast of psilocybin, could have predicted this dystopia.

2019 January 29, Tom Bissell, “An Anti-Facebook Manifesto”, in New York Times:

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.


berberine

en-noun

berberine (countable and uncountable, plural berberines)

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of alkaloid C₂₀H₁₉NO₅ originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants. It is used in medicine especially for its antimicrobial properties.


lysergic acid amide

lysergic acid amide (plural lysergic acid amides)

A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in certain vines and fungi; ergine.


cygnine

From the Swan River, in Western Australia where the toxic plants were discovered.

(dated) An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western Australia, highly toxic to introduced animals.


betalain

Coined to describe the pigments as derivatives from betalamic acid, from Latin bēta (“beet”), + -in.

Among the angiosperms, betalains are known only in the Caryophyllales, although they also occur in some Basidiomycetes.

1981, Arthur Cronquist, An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants, page 237:

Neither the red betacyanins nor the other kind of betalain pigments, the yellow betaxanthins, are at all structurally related to the anthocyanins, and anthocyanins and betalains do not occur together in the same plant.

1992, Frank B. Salisbury, Cleon W. Ross, Plant Physiology, 4th edition, page 325:

2004 — Luisa Tesoriere, Mario Allegra, Daniela Butera, & Maria A. Livrea. "Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary anioxidant betalains in LDLs: potential health effects of betalains in humans." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 80: 941-945.
Betalains, known for a long time as safe colorants for food or other industrial purposes, are phytochemicals that were recently classified as antioxidants.

A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents.


solanine

solanine (countable and uncountable, plural solanines)

1989, R. P. Sharma, D. K. Salunkhe, Chapter 8: Solanum Glycoalkaloids, Peter R. Cheeke (editor), Toxicants of Plant Origin: Alkaloids, Volume 1: Alkaloids, page 214,
Apparently the high activity of α-solanine injected into the bloodstream may be due to cholinesterase inhibition, while the lesser effects of orally administered α-solanine could reflect its poor adsorption from the gastrointestinal tract.

The most potent inhibitors are found in potatoes, and of these the most active component is the glycoalkaloid solanine.
The toxicity of solanine has been the subject of extensive study.

1996, M. M. T. Janssen, H. M. C. Put, M. J. R. Nut, “Chapter Two: Natural Toxins”, in John De Vries, editor, Food Safety and Toxicity, page 14:

Evidently, during the ripening process, the solanines are metabolised to neutral saponins without the occurrence of glycoside hydrolysis.

2005, Dietrich Frohne, Hans Jürgen Pfänder, Poisonous Plants: A Handbook for Doctors, Pharmacists, Toxicologists, Biologists and Veterinarians, page 380:

(organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.

solanino

poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of nightshade


reserpine

reserpine (countable and uncountable, plural reserpines)

/ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/

From translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + -ine.

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(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.


muscimol

From German Muscimol, formed from Latin muscarius (in Amanita muscaria) + imine + -ol.

The organopsychedelic muscimole, an isoxazole-alkaloid derived from Amanita muscaria, a.k.a. the fly agaric mushroom […].

1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 66:

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in the fly agaric and other related fungi; 3-hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole.


pyrrolizidine

/pɪɹəʊˈlɪzəˌdiːn/

/pɪɹəʊˈlɪzəˌdaɪn/

Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.

2010, Eric David Morgan, Biosynthesis in Insects, page 320:

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloids, found in many plants, that are hepatotoxic.


vinblastine

en-noun

vinblastine (countable and uncountable, plural vinblastines)

Madagascar periwinkle
Madagascar periwinkle

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₈N₄O₉ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of lymphomas.


vincristine

vincristine (countable and uncountable, plural vincristines)

From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”) + Latin crista (“tuft of leaves on plants”) + -ine.

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Although originally intended as an antidiabetic, vincristine at small doses was found to kill leukemia cells.

2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 139–140:

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.


camptothecin

(medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug


physostigmine

en-noun

physostigmine (countable and uncountable, plural physostigmines)

From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.

af

The substance is physostigmine, a drug first isolated from the Calabar bean (Physostigmine venenosum), a climbing liana that grows in swampy coastal areas of West Africa from Sierra Leone south and east as far as the Cameroons.

1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 40:

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.


bufotenine

From French bufoténine, from Latin bufo (“toad”) + ten- (uncertain element) + -ine.

In the late 1950s Howard Fabing, a medical doctor, obtained permission to inject bufotenine intravenously into a number of inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary.

1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 115:

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.


yohimbine

en-noun

yohimbine (countable and uncountable, plural yohimbines)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A toxic crystalline compound obtained from the bark of the yohimbe tree, used as an adrenergic blocking agent and also as an aphrodisiac in the treatment of impotence.


sabadine

A crystalline alkaloid which is found in sabadilla seeds


coniine

coniine (usually uncountable, plural coniines)

From Ancient Greek κώνειον (kṓneion, “hemlock”) + -ine.

der

yellow pitcher plant
yellow pitcher plant

peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system

(organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.


lobeline

en-noun

lobeline (countable and uncountable, plural lobelines)

A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation.


cuscohygrine

(alkaloid) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.


betacyanin

betacyanin (countable and uncountable, plural betacyanins)

Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranthus tricolor#Translingual

Any of the betalain pigments which appear reddish to violet, found in beets, chard, and Amaranthus tricolor


betaxanthin

betaxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural betaxanthins)

From translingual Beta (“beet genus”) + xanth- + -in.

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Any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.


harmalol

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, 1-methyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-7-ol, found in the seeds of the harmal plant


harmine

en-noun

harmine (countable and uncountable, plural harmines)

(organic chemistry) A fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.


voacangine

12-methoxyibogamine-18-carboxylic acid methyl ester, a tryptamine derivative and iboga alkaloid found predominantly in the rootbark of the tree Voacanga africana.


cryogenine

A biphenylquinolizidine lactone alkaloid, obtained from sinicuichi, with antiinflammatory activity similar to that of aspirin.


benzylisoquinoline

benzylisoquinoline (countable and uncountable, plural benzylisoquinolines)

(organic chemistry) The structural backbone of many alkaloids with a wide variety of structures, including papaverine, noscapine, codeine, morphine, apomorphine, berberine, protopine and tubocurarine.


cinchonine

cinchonine (usually uncountable, plural cinchonines)

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.


curarine

curarine (countable and uncountable, plural curarines)

The alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare.


psilocin

Blend of translingual Psilocybe + -in, from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”).

4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.


piperine

piperine (usually uncountable, plural piperines)

(organic chemistry) The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.


trigonelline

Trigonella foenum-graecum
Trigonella foenum-graecum#Translingual

(biochemistry) An alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum).


ecgonidine

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to ecgonine and cocaine.


hydrastine

From Hydrastis canadensis (“the taxonomic name of goldenseal”) + -ine.

(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.


arecoline

arecoline (countable and uncountable, plural arecolines)

Areca catechu
Areca catechu#Translingual

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid natural product found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu).


bulbocapnine

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.


dihydroergocornine

An ergot alkaloid, one of the three components of ergoloid along with dihydroergocristine and dihydroergocryptine.


dihydroergocristine

An ergot alkaloid, one of the three components of ergoloid along with dihydroergocornine and dihydroergocryptine.


oleandrine

(organic chemistry) One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.


gelsemine

Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemium sempervirens#Translingual

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens.


fumarine

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid extracted from fumitory.


arnicine

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.


ricinine

From Latin ricinus (“castor oil plant”) + -ine.

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant.


conine

conine (countable and uncountable, plural conines)

(organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of coniine


sanguinarine

Sanguinaria (“genus of bloodroot”) + -ine

Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis#Translingual

(organic chemistry) A toxic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and certain other plants.


cryptopine

cryptopine (countable and uncountable, plural cryptopines)

(organic chemistry) A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from poppies.


brovincamine

(organic chemistry) A vasodilator to which bromine is introduced at position 11 of vincamine.


berberastine

(organic chemistry) An isoquinoline alkaloid found in goldenseal.


theobromide

theobromide (countable and uncountable, plural theobromides)

The separation of the alkaloids can be conveniently and very accurately effected gravimetrically or volumetrically by means of silver theobromide.

1894, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science:

Theobromide, caffeine and theophylline are naturally occurring methylxanthines found in several plants, foods and beverages, and in several human and veterinary medications.

2001, New York State Veterinary Medical Society, Conference Proceedings, page 34:

The more common beverages that contain xanthines include various forms of tea, hot or iced, which contain the active ingredient theophylline; cola drinks, which contain caffeine; and cocoa and hot chocolate, which contain theobromide.

2010, Jan Leslie Holtz, Applied Clinical Neuropsychology: An Introduction, page 105:

(organic chemistry) Synonym of theobromine


coptisine

(organic chemistry) A bitter alkaloid found in Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis).


catharanthine

Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseus#Translingual

A terpene indole alkaloid produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus.


chavicine

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Piper species such as black pepper; one of the four diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine.


carpaine

Carica papaya
Carica papaya#Translingual

(organic chemistry) A macrolide antibiotic, (1S,11R,13S,14S,24R,26S)-13,26-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-12,25-diazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacontane-3,16-dione, found in Carica papaya


thalidastine

(organic chemistry) A protoberberine alkaloid related to berberastine.


ajadinine

Consolida ajacis
Consolida ajacis#Translingual

Delphinium ajacis
Delphinium ajacis#Translingual

(organic chemistry) A diterpenoid alkaloid found in Consolida ajacis (syn. Delphinium ajacis).


akuammine

(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.


nitidine

From translingual Zanthoxylum nitidum + -ine.

suf

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Zanthoxylum nitidum</i>

(organic chemistry) A type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.


sabadinine

Merck has obtained from sabadilla seeds two new alkaloids, which are called sabadine and sabadinine.

1891, Pharmaceutical Record, volume 11, page 75:

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in sabadilla seeds.


pictumine

(organic chemistry) A diterpenoid alkaloid found in Delphinium pictum.