As nouns the difference between indole and alstonerine
is that indole is (l) while alstonerine is (organic compound) a macrolide alkaloid, based on an indole structure, that has cytotoxic activity.
indole
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.
(chemistry) Any of the derivatives of indole1.
Derived terms
* azaindole
* indoleacetic acid
* indoleamine
* indolebutyric acid
* isoindole
Hyponyms
* acemetacin
* atevirdine
* cediranib
* dirlotapide
* dolasetron
* gramine
* indalpine
* indican
* indoleamine
* indolequinone
* indometacin
* indoxyl
* isoindole
* mebhydrolin
* monatin
* naltrindole
* oxametacin
* paxilline
* pindolol
* ramosetron
* sertindole
* sumatriptan
* tenidap
* tropisetron
Anagrams
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alstonerine
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A macrolide alkaloid, based on an indole structure, that has cytotoxic activity 
