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cicutoxin

highly unsaturated higher alcohol that is poisonous substance in water hemlock (Ciculata maculata); structure

Also Known As:

trans-heptadeca-8,10,12-triene-4,6-diyne-1,14-diol

Networked: 6 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Hydrocarbons: 1713
  - Acyclic Hydrocarbons
    - Alkynes: 217
      - Polyynes: 10
        Diynes: 3
        cicutoxin: 6
- Alcohols: 595
  - Fatty Alcohols: 172
    - cicutoxin: 6
Lipids: 114793
- Fatty Alcohols: 172
  - cicutoxin: 6

Related Diseases

1.	Poisoning 06/01/1987 - "Confirmation of the presence of cicuta poisoning is done by analysis for cicutoxin in either the roots of the plants on which the animals were grazing or on the root material removed from the esophageal groove. " 08/01/1975 - "A 54-year-old man had a severe case of cicutoxin poisoning following the ingestion of water hemlock (Cicuta maculate). " 08/01/1975 - "Cicutoxin poisoning (water hemlock)." 12/09/1953 - "[Poisoning with cicutoxin]." 09/15/1951 - "[Water hemlock (cicutoxin) poisoning; review and personal observations]."
2.	Ganglion Cysts (Ganglion) 04/01/1997 - "Cicutoxin, the convulsant principle of water hemlock, Cicuta virosa L., and the related polyacetylenes isocicutoxin, cicudiol, cicutol, falcarindiol, and falcarinol (20-100 micromol/l) were investigated concerning their influence on electrophysiological parameters using the giant cell RPD1 of the right parietal ganglion of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis L., as a model neurone. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Cholinergic Antagonists (Anticholinergics)
2.	Convulsants
3.	cicutol
4.	falcarindiol
5.	falcarinol