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Alkaloid vs Camptothecin - What's the difference?

alkaloid | camptothecin |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and camptothecin

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while camptothecin is (medicine) an alkaloid, derived from the tree camptothecin acuminate , that inhibits dna topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

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

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    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    camptothecin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia camptothecin) (-)
  • (medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptothecin acuminate , that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug