bufotenine

American

[byoo-fuh-ten-een, -in] / ˌbju fəˈtɛn in, -ɪn /

Also bufotenin

noun

Pharmacology.

a hallucinogenic bufotoxin derivative, C 12 H 16 N 2 O, used experimentally for its digitalislike action on the heart.

Etymology

Origin of bufotenine

1900–05; < Latin būfo toad + -ten (perhaps < Greek tén ( ōn ) sinew, tendon) + -ine ²

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He showed that toad venom was good, ancient medicine because it contains unusual concentrations of cholesterol, ergosterol, bufagin, bufotoxin and bufotenine.

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