Terms Related to Hydrogenated Ergot Alkaloids

• Dihydroergotoxine Methanesulfonate

  A mixture of the mesylates (methane sulfonates) of DIHYDROERGOCORNINE, DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE, and the alpha- and beta-isomers of DIHYDROERGOCRYPTINE. The substance produces a generalized peripheral vasodilation and ...

• Ergot Alkaloids

  Alkaloids originally isolated from the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea (Hypocreaceae). They include compounds that are structurally related to ergoline (ERGOLINES) and ERGOTAMINE (ERGOTAMINES). Many of ...

• Hydergine

  A mixture of the mesylates (methane sulfonates) of DIHYDROERGOCORNINE, DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE, and the alpha- and beta-isomers of DIHYDROERGOCRYPTINE. The substance produces a generalized peripheral vasodilation and ...

• Distraneurin

  A sedative and anticonvulsant often used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Chlormethiazole has also been proposed as a neuroprotective agent. The mechanism of its ...

• Atsefen

  A drug proposed to be a nootropic and neuroprotective agent.

• 2-Bromoergocryptine Methanesulfonate

  A semisynthetic ergotamine alkaloid that is a dopamine D2 agonist. It suppresses prolactin secretion.

• Cerespan

  An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions. It is a direct-acting smooth ...