uncarine

English

Noun

uncarine (plural uncarines)

  1. (chemistry) Any of a family of oxindole alkaloids.
    • 1997, J. P. Felix D'Mello, Handbook of Plant and Fungal Toxicants, page 12:
      The uncarines possess mild pharmacologic activity and may cause depression and death in mice at a dose of 250-500 mg kg-1 p.o.
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