英语词汇“strophanthin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

strophanthin

/strə(ʊ)ˈfanθɪn

noun [mass noun] Medicine

A poisonous substance of the glycoside class, obtained from certain African trees and used as a heart stimulant.

This substance is obtained from trees of the genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae).

Strophanthus gratus contains the cardiac glycoside [gamma] strophanthin and the alkaloid inoeine....

It differs from strophanthin both chemically and physiologically, and is nearly twice as toxic.
In fact, the discovery of strophanthin in wet African forests propelled pharmacology to a new level of interest in using plant chemicals for human medicines.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin strophanthus (from Greek strophos 'twisted cord' + anthos 'flower', referring to the long segments of the corolla) + -in¹.

单词	strophanthin
释义	strophanthin /strə(ʊ)ˈfanθɪn / noun [mass noun] Medicine A poisonous substance of the glycoside class, obtained from certain African trees and used as a heart stimulant. This substance is obtained from trees of the genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae). Strophanthus gratus contains the cardiac glycoside [gamma] strophanthin and the alkaloid inoeine.... It differs from strophanthin both chemically and physiologically, and is nearly twice as toxic. In fact, the discovery of strophanthin in wet African forests propelled pharmacology to a new level of interest in using plant chemicals for human medicines. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin strophanthus (from Greek strophos 'twisted cord' + anthos 'flower', referring to the long segments of the corolla) + -in¹.
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