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neostigmine |
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- (m-Hydroxyphenyl)trimethylammonium dimethylcarbamate
- 3-[(dimethylcarbamoyl)oxy]-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium
- 3-Trimethylammoniumphenyl N,N-dimethylcarbamate
- Eustigmin
- Eustigmine
- m-Trimethylammoniumphenyldimethylcarbamate
- Prostigmine
- Vagostigmine
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Definition: |
A quaternary ammonium ion comprising an anilinium ion core having three methyl substituents on the aniline nitrogen, and a 3-[(dimethylcarbamoyl)oxy] substituent at position 3. It is a parasympathomimetic which acts as a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
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ChEBI
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EBI
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