tropane alkaloid
A tropane alkaloid is a class of naturally occurring compounds found in plants of the nightshade family, characterized by a distinctive bicyclic nitrogen-containing structure.
Cocaine, atropine, and scopolamine are tropane alkaloids.
Many have potent effects on the nervous system and have been used medicinally or as poisons throughout history.
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- anticholinergicBlocks acetylcholine receptors
- stereoisomersSpatially distinct molecular forms
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