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alkaloid

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 11.01.2025

Meanings

taimedest saadav tugevatoimeline, hrl mürgine aluseline aine, mida kasutatakse mõnuainena või ravimina

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Tuntud alkaloidid on nt kohvipuu ubades ja teepuu lehtedes sisalduv kofeiin, tubakataimes leiduv nikotiin, kokapõõsa lehtedest saadav kokaiin.

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ID 704871 Last modified 20.06.2016
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Domain organic chemistrypharmacology - toxicology
  • peamiselt taimeriigis esinev lämmastikku sisaldav heterotsükliline ühend, millel on tugev füsioloogiline toime inim- jaloomorganismidele
  • any of a class of naturally occurring organic nitrogen-containing bases
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    • Well-known alkaloids include morphine, strychnine, quinine, ephedrine, and nicotine. Alkaloids are found primarily in plants and are especially common in certain families of flowering plants.
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  • Alkaloids are found primarily in plants and are especially common in certain families of flowering plants. ... A few alkaloids have been found in animal species, such as the New World beaver (Castor canadensis) and poison-dart frogs (Phyllobates). Ergot and a few other fungi also produce them.

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Inflection Type 22e

alkaloid alkaloidid
alkaloidi alkaloidide
alkaloidi alkaloide ~ alkaloidisid

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