Zygacine (original) (raw)
Zygacine is a steroidal alkaloid of the genera Toxicoscordion, Zigadenus, Stenanthium and Anticlea of the family Melanthiaceae. These plants are commonly known and generally referred to as death camas. Death camas is prevalent throughout North America and is frequently the source of poisoning for outdoor enthusiasts and livestock due to its resemblance to other edible plants such as the wild onion. Despite this resemblance, the death camas plant lacks the distinct onion odor and is bitter to taste.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | Zygacine is a steroidal alkaloid of the genera Toxicoscordion, Zigadenus, Stenanthium and Anticlea of the family Melanthiaceae. These plants are commonly known and generally referred to as death camas. Death camas is prevalent throughout North America and is frequently the source of poisoning for outdoor enthusiasts and livestock due to its resemblance to other edible plants such as the wild onion. Despite this resemblance, the death camas plant lacks the distinct onion odor and is bitter to taste. The effects of zygacine consumption are lethal. Symptoms in humans include nausea, vomiting, slowed heart rate, low blood pressure and ataxia. Poisoned animals suffer from loss of appetite, lack of coordination, digestive and excretory disorders, labored breathing, racing heartbeat and frequently death. Suggested treatment of poisoning in humans include administering dopamine and atropine to the patient. For animals, treatment consists of atropine, picrotoxin and activated charcoal. (en) |
| dbo:alternativeName | Cevane-3β,4β,14,15α,16β,20-hexol, 4,9-epoxy-, 3-acetate (en) |
| dbo:iupacName | (5ξ,8ξ,9ξ,12ξ,14ξ)-4,14,15,16,20-Pentahydroxy-4,9-epoxycevan-3-yl acetate (en) |
| dbo:thumbnail | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Zygacine.svg?width=300 |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 53512240 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 11616 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1105124087 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Melanthiaceae dbr:Anticlea_(plant) dbc:Nitrogen_heterocycles dbc:Steroidal_alkaloids dbr:Deathcamas dbr:Muscarinic_agonist dbr:Zigadenus dbr:Toxicoscordion_venenosum dbr:Activated_charcoal_(medication) dbc:Toxins dbr:Toxicoscordion_paniculatum dbr:Ataxia dbr:Toxicoscordion dbr:Atropine dbc:Heterocyclic_compounds_with_6_rings dbc:Plant_toxins dbr:Dopamine dbr:Picrotoxin dbr:Vagus_nerve_stimulation dbr:Stenanthium dbr:Peristalsis dbr:Parasympathetic_nervous_system dbr:Steroidal_alkaloid |
| dbp:imagefile | Zygacine model.png (en) Zygacine.svg (en) |
| dbp:imagesize | 200 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:iupacname | -414151620 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:othernames | Cevane-3β,4β,14,15α,16β,20-hexol, 4,9-epoxy-, 3-acetate (en) |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Chembox dbt:Chembox_Hazards dbt:Chembox_Identifiers dbt:Chembox_Properties dbt:Citation_needed dbt:LD50 dbt:Fdacite |
| dcterms:subject | dbc:Nitrogen_heterocycles dbc:Steroidal_alkaloids dbc:Toxins dbc:Heterocyclic_compounds_with_6_rings dbc:Plant_toxins |
| rdf:type | owl:Thing dul:ChemicalObject dbo:ChemicalSubstance wikidata:Q11173 dbo:ChemicalCompound |
| rdfs:comment | Zygacine is a steroidal alkaloid of the genera Toxicoscordion, Zigadenus, Stenanthium and Anticlea of the family Melanthiaceae. These plants are commonly known and generally referred to as death camas. Death camas is prevalent throughout North America and is frequently the source of poisoning for outdoor enthusiasts and livestock due to its resemblance to other edible plants such as the wild onion. Despite this resemblance, the death camas plant lacks the distinct onion odor and is bitter to taste. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Zygacine (en) |
| owl:sameAs | yago-res:Zygacine wikidata:Zygacine https://global.dbpedia.org/id/2omqF |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Zygacine?oldid=1105124087&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Zygacine.svg wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Zygacine_model.png |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Zygacine |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:Zigadenus dbr:Toxicoscordion_venenosum |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Zygacine |
