ephedrine

ephedrine
noun Etymology: New Latin Ephedra Date: 1889 a crystalline sympathomimetic alkaloid C10H15NO extracted from Chinese ephedras or synthesized and usually used in the form of a salt especially as a bronchodilator and decongestant

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  • ÉPHÉDRINE — De formule brute C10H15ON, l’éphédrine est un alcaloïde extrait des rameaux de plantes de la famille des gnétacées, les éphédras, dont il existe de nombreuses variétés; celles de Chine, du Tibet et du Pakistan sont les plus employées; elles… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ephedrine — 1889, named 1887 by Japanese organic chemist Nagai Nagayoshi (1844 1929), from the plant EPHEDRA (Cf. ephedra), from which it was first extracted, + chemical suffix INE (Cf. ine) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ephedrine — [e fe′drin; ] chiefly Brit [, ef′ə drēn΄, ef′ədrin] n. [< ModL Ephedra < L ephedra, the plant horsetail < Gr < ephedros, sitting by < epi , on, near + hedra, a seat (see SIT) + INE3] an alkaloid, C10H15NO, derived from certain… …   English World dictionary

  • ephedrine — /i fed rin, ef i dreen , drin/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline alkaloid, C10H15N, obtained from a species of Ephedra or synthesized: used in medicine chiefly for the treatment of asthma, hay fever, and colds. [1885 90; < NL Ephedr(a) EPHEDRA +… …   Universalium

  • ephedrine — efedrinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis alkaloidas formulė C₆H₅CH(OH)CH(CH₃)NHCH₃ atitikmenys: angl. ephedrine rus. эфедрин ryšiai: sinonimas – 1 fenil 2 metilamino 1 propanolis …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • ephedrine and hallucinations —    The name ephedrine comes from the Greek noun ephedra, which means pony tail. It refers to an amphetamine like alkaloid of the phenylethy lamine group that was isolated from the plant ma huang (i.e. Ephedra vulgaris) in 1885 by the Japanese… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Ephedrine dehydrogenase — In enzymology, an ephedrine dehydrogenase (EC number|1.5.1.18) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:( ) ephedrine + NAD+ ightleftharpoons (R) 2 methylimino 1 phenylpropan 1 ol + NADH + H+Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (… …   Wikipedia

  • ephedrine hydrochloride — [USP] the hydrochloride salt of ephedrine, used as a bronchodilator and nasal decongestant in asthma and allergy; administered orally, parenterally, or intranasally …   Medical dictionary

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