
Strychnine
Strychnine is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid that is strychnidine bearing a keto substituent at the 10-position. It has a role as a rodenticide, an avicide, a neurotransmitter agent, a cholinergic antagonist and a glycine receptor antagonist. It is an organic heteroheptacyclic compound and a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid. It is a conjugate base of a strychnine(1+). It derives from a hydride of a strychnidine. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (4aR,5aS,8aR,13aS,15aS,15bR)-4a,5,5a,7,8,13a,15,15a,15b,16-decahydro-2H-4,6-methanoindolo[3,2,1-ij]oxepino[2,3,4-de]pyrrolo[2,3-h]quinolin-14-one
- Molecular formula
- C21H22N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 334.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 334.168127949 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 32.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 6
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:28973
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL227934
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6023600
- PubMed:23024715
- PubMed:22997096
- PubMed:22994381
- PubMed:22956842
- PubMed:22930548
- PubMed:22855797
- PubMed:22847702
- PubMed:22838192
- PubMed:22824428
- PubMed:22815493
- PubMed:22803374
- PubMed:22796078
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