Brunfelsamidine

Brunfelsamidine is a poisonous pyrrolidine occurring in several species belonging to the Solanaceous (nightshade family) genus Brunfelsia, which has convulsant and neurotoxic effects.[1] It is a fairly common cause of poisoning among domestic animals such as cows and dogs that eat the plant. Symptoms are similar to poisoning from strychnine and can last from a few hours up to several days.[2]

Brunfelsamidine
Names
IUPAC name
1H-Pyrrole-3-carboximidamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C5H7N3
Molar mass 109.132 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

  1. Lloyd HA; et al. (1985). "Brunfelsamidine: a novel convulsant from the medicinal plant Brunfelsia grandiflora". Tetrahedron Letters. 26 (22): 2623–4. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)98119-X.
  2. Bonagura JD, Twedt DC. Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV. ISBN 978-0-7216-9497-9.


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