Chemicals and Drugs

Protoveratrines

Mixtures of closely related hypotensive alkaloids from Veratrum album (Liliaceae). They have been used in the treatment of hypertension but have largely been replaced by drugs with fewer adverse effects.

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Abstract

Mixtures of closely related hypotensive alkaloids from Veratrum album (Liliaceae). They have been used in the treatment of hypertension but have largely been replaced by drugs with fewer adverse effects.

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  • Cryptenamine
  • Neoprotoveratrin
  • Protalba
  • Protoveratrine A
  • Protoverin
  • Tensatrin
  • Veralba
  • Veratetrin

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(80); was see under VERATRUM ALKALOIDS 1981-90; PROTOVERATRINE A was see under CEVANES 1975-79, was Prov 1966-74; PROTOVERATRINE A DERIVATIVES was see under CEVANES 1969-77; PROTOVERATRINE was see under VERATRUM 1966-68; CRYPTENAMINE was see under VERATRUM ALKALOIDS 1975-79, was see under VERATRUM 1963-74

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protoveratrines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011526. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011526
  2. Protoveratrines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76709905