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eserine

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es·er·ine  (s-rn)
[Efik esere, Calabar bean + -ine.]

eserine [ˈɛsəriːn -rɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for physostigmine
[C19 eser-, of African origin + -ine2]


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A cholinesterase inhibitor, in this case eserine sulfate, is also necessary for specificity.
We added eserine sulfate to four of the test tubes to determine noncholinesterase-mediated hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine (ATCh) iodide.
Eserine [(3 [Alpha],S-[Alpha])-1,2,3,3 [Alpha],8,8 [Alpha]-Hexahydro-1,3 [Alpha],8-trimethylpyrrolo (2,3-b) indol-5-ol methylcarbamate] is an ester obtained from calabar beans, the seeds of the vine Physostigma venenosum.
 
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