deserpidine

deserpidine
Ester alkaloid isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with the same actions and uses as reserpine.

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de·ser·pi·dine di-'sər-pə-.dēn n an alkaloid C32H38N2O8 obtained from a plant of the genus Rauwolfia (R. canescens) that is structurally related to reserpine, blocks adrenergic neurons, and is used esp. as an antihypertensive and sometimes as a tranquilizer

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de·ser·pi·dine (de-surґpĭ-dēn) an alkaloid of Rauwolfia canescens, used as an antihypertensive, administered orally.

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