colchicine

colchicine
A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula CHNO, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.

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  • Colchicine — Systematic (IUPAC) name N ​[(7S …   Wikipedia

  • Colchicine — Structure chimique Général Nom IUPAC N [(7S) 5,6,7,9 tétrahydro 1,2,3,10 tétraméthoxy 9 oxobenzo[a]heptalen 7 yl)acé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • colchicine — [ kɔlʃisin ] n. f. • 1834; de colchique ♦ Pharm. Alcaloïde toxique extrait des graines de colchique, antimitotique, employé à faible dose dans le traitement de la goutte. ● colchicine nom féminin Substance d origine végétale possédant des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Colchicine — Col chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, {C17H19NO5}, extracted from the {Colchicum autumnale}, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • colchicine — colchicine. См. колхицин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • colchicine — [käl′chi sēn΄, käl′chisin΄; käl′kisēn΄, käl′kisin΄] n. [< COLCHICUM + INE3] a poisonous, yellow alkaloid, C22H25NO6, extracted from the seeds or corms of a species of colchicum ( Colchicum autumnale): used in the treatment of gout, in genetic… …   English World dictionary

  • colchicine — /kol cheuh seen , sin, kol keuh /, n. Pharm. a pale yellow, crystalline alkaloid, C22H25NO6, the active principle of colchicum. [1850 55; COLCHIC(UM) + INE2] * * * ▪ chemical compound       drug used in the treatment of gout, a disease that is… …   Universalium

  • Colchicine — A substance found in a plant that is used in clinical medicine for the treatment of gouty arthritis and in the laboratory to arrest cells during cell division (by disrupting the spindle) so their chromosomes can be visualized. The name colchicine …   Medical dictionary

  • colchicine — kolchicinas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Nuodingas augalinės kilmės alkaloidas, sukeliantis poliploidizaciją dėl mitozės achromatinės verpstės suardymo. atitikmenys: angl. colchicine rus. колхицин …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • colchicine bath method — colchicine bath method. См. метод колхициновых ванн. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • colchicine — noun Date: circa 1847 a poisonous alkaloid C22H25NO6 that inhibits mitosis, is extracted from the corms or seeds of the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), and is used especially in the treatment of gout and to produce polyploidy in plants …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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