The principal toxin ofDelphinium brownii Rydb., and its mode of action
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 35 (10), 1367-1368
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01964013
Abstract
Examination ofD. brownii, a stock-poison of Western Canada, revealed that the principal toxin was methyllycaconitine: a potent neuromuscular blocking agent which appears to act competitively at nicotinic receptors.Keywords
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