Toxiferine (C-toxiferine I) is a curare toxin. It is a bisindole alkaloid derived from Strychnos toxifera and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. It is a muscle relaxant that causes paralysis of skeletal muscle, which takes approximately 2 hours to recovery for a moderate dose, and 8 hours of total paralysis with a 20-fold paralytic dos...
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<chemical> A curare alkaloid that is a very potent competitive nicotinic antagonist at the neuromuscular junction. ... Pharmacological action: neuromuscular nondepolarising agents, nicotinic antagonists. ... Chemical name: Toxiferine I, 2,2',16,16'-tetradehydro-16,16',17,17'-tetrahydro- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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