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Preferred term

Swainsonine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Swainsonine, (1R-(2 beta,8a alpha))-Isomer
  • Swainsonine, (2 beta,8a alpha)-Isomer
  • Swainsonine, (8a alpha)-Isomer
  • Swainsonine, (8 alpha,8a alpha)-Isomer
  • Swainsonine, (8 alpha)-Isomer

Scope note

  • An indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Swainsona canescens that is a potent alpha-mannosidase inhibitor. Swainsonine also exhibits antimetastatic, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory activity.

History note

  • 92; was SWAINSONINE (NM) 1981-91

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017026

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