Muscarine

Introduction: Muscarine

Description of Muscarine

Muscarine: A toxin with neurologic effects, first isolated from Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) and also present in some species of Hebeloma and Inocybe. The quaternary trimethylammonium salt of 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-5-(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran, it is a cholinergic substance whose pharmacologic effects resemble those of acetylcholine and postganglionic parasympathetic stimulation (cardiac inhibition, vasodilation, salivation, lacrimation, bronchoconstriction, gastrointestinal stimulation).
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Muscarine: A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote is atropine.
Source: Diseases Database

Muscarine: toxic cholinomimetic alkaloid occurring in Amanita muscaria and other mushrooms; causes profound parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death; the specific antidote is atropine.
Source: CRISP

Muscarine: A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote is atropine.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Muscarine:

Broader terms for Muscarine

• Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
• Alkaloids

Source - MeSH 2007

• alkaloid
• cholinergic agent
• mycotoxin

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Muscarine

The following list attempts to classify Muscarine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Amines
    • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
      • Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds
        • Muscarine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Organic Chemicals
  • Onium Compounds
    • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
      • Muscarine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Alkaloids
    • Muscarine

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