An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.
Strychnine Nitrate,Nitrate, Strychnine
D015023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
A republic in central Africa, east of the REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, south of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and north of ANGOLA and ZAMBIA. The capital is Kinshasa.
Belgian Congo,Congo (Kinshasa),Katanga,Zaire
D031451
Strychnos
A plant genus of the family LOGANIACEAE (classified by some botanists as Strychnaceae).