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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Benzazepines > Galantamine
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Heterocyclic Compounds > Alkaloids > Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids > Galantamine

Preferred term

Galantamine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Galantamin
  • Galanthamine
  • Lycoremine

Scope note

  • A benzazepine derived from norbelladine. It is found in GALANTHUS and other AMARYLLIDACEAE. It is a cholinesterase inhibitor that has been used to reverse the muscular effects of GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE and TUBOCURARINE and has been studied as a treatment for ALZHEIMER DISEASE and other central nervous system disorders.

History note

  • 2004(1999)

In other languages

  • galantamiini

    Finnish

  • Galafix
  • Galamil
  • Galantamin Hexal
  • Galantamin Sandoz
  • Galantamin Teva
  • Galatifer
  • Reminyl
  • Galantamin

    Swedish

  • Galantaminhydrobromid
  • Nivalin
  • Reminyl

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005702

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