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arecoline

Term ID
CHEBI:2814
Synonyms
  • arecaidine methyl ester
  • arecaline
  • arecholine
  • arekolin
  • methyl 1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate
  • methylarecaiden
  • methylarecaidin
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Definition
A tetrahydropyridine that is 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine with a methyl group at position 1, and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 3. An alkaloid found in the areca nut, it acts as an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine.
References
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from arecoline
Phenotype where environments contain arecoline
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Human Disease Model
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