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Noscapine vs Benzylisoquinoline - What's the difference?

noscapine | benzylisoquinoline |

As nouns the difference between noscapine and benzylisoquinoline

is that noscapine is (biochemistry) a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects while benzylisoquinoline is (chemistry) the structural backbone of many alkaloids with a wide variety of structures, including papaverine, noscapine, codeine, morphine, apomorphine, berberine, protopine and tubocurarine.

noscapine

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Noun

(-) (wikipedia noscapine)
  • (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.

    • benzylisoquinoline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia benzylisoquinoline)
  • (chemistry) The structural backbone of many alkaloids with a wide variety of structures, including papaverine, noscapine, codeine, morphine, apomorphine, berberine, protopine and tubocurarine.