Term Name: arecoline
Synonyms: arecaidine methyl ester, arecaline, arecholine, arekolin, methyl 1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate, methylarecaiden, methylarecaidin
Definition: A tetrahydropyridine that is 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine with a methyl group at position 1, and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 3. An alkaloid found in the areca nut, it acts as an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:2814]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: enoate ester methyl ester pyridine alkaloid tetrahydropyridine
has_role: metabolite muscarinic agonist