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Ergosine vs Ergoline - What's the difference?

ergosine | ergoline |

As nouns the difference between ergosine and ergoline

is that ergosine is any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by claviceps purpurea while ergoline is (chemistry) a tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and parkinson's disease.

ergosine

Noun

  • Any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by Claviceps purpurea .
  • ergoline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ergoline)
  • (chemistry) A tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and Parkinson's disease.
  • See also

    * ergotism