loading...| Preferred Name |
Alkaloid |
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| Synonyms |
Alkaloid Alkaloids alkaloid |
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| Definitions |
A family or group of nitrogen-containing base compounds primarily derived from plant and animal sources. Many alkaloids are used medicinally, including cancer therapy. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C221 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A member of a large group of substances found in plants and in some fungi. Alkaloids contain nitrogen and can be made in the laboratory. Nicotine, caffeine, codeine, and vincristine are alkaloids. Some alkaloids, such as vincristine, are used to treat cancer. |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:22315 |
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| code |
C221 |
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| DEFINITION |
A family or group of nitrogen-containing base compounds primarily derived from plant and animal sources. Many alkaloids are used medicinally, including cancer therapy. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Alkaloid Alkaloids alkaloid |
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| label |
Alkaloid |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Alkaloid |
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| Preferred_Name |
Alkaloid |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C221 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0002062 |
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| subClassOf |