Samandarin

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IUPACName = ("2S,5R,5aS,5bS,7aR,9S,10aS,10bS,12aR")-Octadecahydro-5a,7a -dimethyl-2,5-epoxycyclopenta [5,6] naphth [1,2-d] azepin-9-ol
OtherNames = Samandarin
Samandarine
Formula = carbon₁₉hydrogen₃₁nitrogenoxygen₂
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Samandarin is the main steroidal alkaloid of the skin glands of the fire salamander ("Salamandra salamandra"). It is extremely toxic, causing strong muscle convulsions and high blood pressure combined with hyperventilation in vertebrates.

See also

* Samandaridine

References

* "Salamander alkaloids. II. Samandarone and samandaridine, secondary alkaloids in the poison of the fire and alpine salamanders." Schopf, C.; Koch, K. "Ann." (1942), 552 37-61.

External links

* [http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_s_02zPzhtm Dorlands Medical Dictionary]