benzylisoquinoline

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noun
Definitions
  • (chemistry) The structural backbone of many alkaloids with a wide variety of structures, including papaverine, noscapine, codeine, morphine, apomorphine, berberine, protopine and tubocurarine.

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Compound from English benzyl + English isoquinoline.

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isoquinoline

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