Monocrotaline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monocrotaline is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans.
Example Sentences
Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyrrole, crotamine, corrovaline, crotalphine, rotenone, ryanodine.
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