Jervine is a steroidal alkaloid with molecular formula C27H39NO3 which is derived from the Veratrum plant genus. Similar to cyclopamine, which also occurs in the Veratrum genus, it is a teratogen implicated in birth defects when consumed by animals during a certain period of their gestation. ==Physiological effects == Jervine is a potent teratogen...
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• (n.) A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (Veratrum album); -- called also jervina.
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Jer'vine noun [ Prob. from Spanish
yerba herb, OSp., the poison of the veratrum.]
(Chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (
Veratrum album ); -- called also
jervina .
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