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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyridines > Nicotinic Acids > Arecoline
Heterocyclic Compounds > Acids, Heterocyclic > Nicotinic Acids > Arecoline
Heterocyclic Compounds > Alkaloids > Arecoline

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Arecoline  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Arecaline
  • Arecholin
  • Arecholine
  • Arecolin
  • Methylarecaidin

Scope note

  • An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.

History note

  • 73(72); was see under NICOTINIC ACID 1969-72, was see under PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1963-68; ARECHOLIN was see ARECOLINE 1981-95

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