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Alkaloid vs Ryanodine - What's the difference?

alkaloid | ryanodine |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between alkaloid and ryanodine

is that alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties while ryanodine is a poisonous alkaloid found in the South American plant Ryania speciosa, originally used as an insecticide.

As an adjective alkaloid

is relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.

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) ----

    ryanodine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid found in the South American plant Ryania speciosa , originally used as an insecticide.