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Colchicine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary therapeutic use is in the treatment of gout, but it has been used also in the therapy of familial Mediterranean fever (PERIODIC DISEASE).

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Synonym(s)

  • 54192-66-4 ((+-)-isomer)
  • 64-86-8 (Colchicine)
  • 75520-89-7 ((R)-isomer)
  • Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo(a)heptalen-7-yl)-, (S)-
  • SML2Y3J35T

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  • French

  • 54192-66-4 ((+-)-isomer)
  • 64-86-8 (Colchicine)
  • 75520-89-7 ((R)-isomer)
  • Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo(a)heptalen-7-yl)-, (S)-
  • SML2Y3J35T

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W959ZKZL-0

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