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The killer of Socrates: Coniine and Related Alkaloids in the Plant Kingdom

Coniine, a polyketide-derived alkaloid, is poisonous to humans and animals. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, which leads to inhibition of the nervous system, eventually causing death by suffocation in mammals. Coniine’s most famous victim is Socrates who was sentenced to death by...

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Autores principales: Hotti, Hannu, Rischer, Heiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29135964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22111962