methyllycaconitine

English

Etymology

From methyl- +‎ lycaconitine.

Noun

methyllycaconitine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A particular toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in many species of Delphinium (larkspurs).
   • 2016 February 24, “Human Secreted Ly-6/uPAR Related Protein-1 (SLURP-1) Is a Selective Allosteric Antagonist of ?7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Moreover, the transfection of Het-1A cells with siRNA-α7 or inhibition of the α7-nAChRs with selective antagonist methyllycaconitine has resulted in the disappearance of the effects induced by this SLURP-1 analogue [13 ].