Colchicine
| Medical Definition: |
A major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary therapeutic use is in the treatment of gout, but it has been used also in the therapy of familial Mediterranean fever (PERIODIC DISEASE). |
| Also Called: |
Colchicine, (+-)-Isomer,Colchicine, (R)-Isomer |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
64-86-8 |
Colchicine Categories.
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Demecolcine - An alkaloid isolated from Colchicum autumnale L. and used as an antineoplastic. |
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Lumicolchicines - Three, alpha, beta, and gamma isomers of ultraviolet degradation products of colchicine that lack many of the physiological actions of the parent; used as experimental control for colchicine actions. |
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