Preferred Label : alkaloids;
IUPAC definition : Basic nitrogen compounds (mostly heterocyclic) occurring mostly in the plant kingdom
(but not excluding those of animal origin). Amino acids, peptides, proteins, nucleotides,
nucleic acids, amino sugars and antibiotics are not normally regarded as alkaloids.
By extension, certain neutral compounds biogenetically related to basic alkaloids
are included.;
Origin ID : A00220;
UMLS CUI : C0002062;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Basic nitrogen compounds (mostly heterocyclic) occurring mostly in the plant kingdom
(but not excluding those of animal origin). Amino acids, peptides, proteins, nucleotides,
nucleic acids, amino sugars and antibiotics are not normally regarded as alkaloids.
By extension, certain neutral compounds biogenetically related to basic alkaloids
are included.
