Strychnine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Strychnine

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Dragon alkaloid
gptkbp:antidote	gptkb:benzodiazepines barbiturates
gptkbp:appearance	white crystalline powder
gptkbp:aroma	odorless
gptkbp:ATCCode	nan
gptkbp:boilingPoint	decomposes
gptkbp:CASNumber	57-24-9
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Dragon heterocyclic compound plant alkaloid convulsant
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	C21H22N2O2
gptkbp:density	1.36 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Joseph_Bienaimé_Caventou gptkb:Pierre_Joseph_Pelletier
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1818
gptkbp:effect	causes convulsions causes muscle spasms
gptkbp:excretion	urine
gptkbp:fatalDose	~30-120 mg (adult human)
gptkbp:flavor	bitter
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:Strychnos_nux-vomica
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Strychnine
gptkbp:IUPACName	(4aS,5aR,8aS,13aS,15aS,15bR)-2,3,10,11-tetramethoxy-13-methyl-4,4a,5,5a,6,8,8a,13,13a,15,15a,15b-dodecahydro-1H,7H,14H-oxireno[2',3':9,10]cyclopenta[a]phenanthridin-7-one
gptkbp:LD50	1-2 mg/kg (oral, human)
gptkbp:legalStatus	banned in many countries
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction	glycine receptor antagonist
gptkbp:meltingPoint	284 °C
gptkbp:metabolism	liver
gptkbp:molecularWeight	334.42 g/mol
gptkbp:PubChem_CID	CHEMBL504 441071 CHEBI:29030 DB01388
gptkbp:relatedTo	brucine
gptkbp:riskFactor	H300 (Fatal if swallowed) H310 (Fatal in contact with skin) H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
gptkbp:routeOfExposure	oral inhalation dermal
gptkbp:RTECSNumber	XG8050000
gptkbp:signalWord	Danger
gptkbp:solubility	slightly soluble
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Strychnos_ignatii
gptkbp:toxicity	highly toxic
gptkbp:UNII	0D3QW44A5L
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:entomologist rodenticide
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Songs_the_Lord_Taught_Us gptkb:The_Sonics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7