Terms Related to Ergot Alkaloids

• Ergot Fungus

  A genus of ascomycetous fungi, family Clavicipitaceae, order Hypocreales, parasitic on various grasses (POACEAE). The sclerotia contain several toxic alkaloids. Claviceps purpurea on rye causes ...

• Hydrogenated Ergot Alkaloids

  A mixture of three different hydrogenated derivatives of ERGOTAMINE: DIHYDROERGOCORNINE, DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE, and DIHYDROERGOCRYPTINE. Dihydroergotoxine has been proposed to be a neuroprotective agent and a nootropic ...

• Ergotrate

  An ergot alkaloid (ERGOT ALKALOIDS) with uterine and vascular smooth muscle contractile properties.

• UML-491

  An ergot derivative that is a congener of LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but ...

• Ergoline

  A series of structurally-related alkaloids that contain the ergoline backbone structure.

• Claviceps

  A genus of ascomycetous fungi, family Clavicipitaceae, order Hypocreales, parasitic on various grasses (POACEAE). The sclerotia contain several toxic alkaloids. Claviceps purpurea on rye causes ...

• Cevane Alkaloids

  Structurally-related alkaloids that contain the cevane carbon backbone.