Term Name: | arecoline |
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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 ) |