Atropine
Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug with a wide variety of effects. Being potentially deadly it derives its name from Atropos one of the 3 fates who according to Greek Mythology chose how a person was to die.
Related Topics:
Tropane - Alkaloid - Deadly nightshade - Solanaceae - Secondary metabolite - Drug - Atropos - Fates
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