pyrrolizidine

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɪɹəʊˈlɪzəˌdiːn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɪɹəʊˈlɪzəˌdaɪn/

Noun

pyrrolizidine (plural pyrrolizidines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloids, found in many plants, that are hepatotoxic.
   • 2010, Eric David Morgan, Biosynthesis in Insects‎^[1], page 320:

     Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.

Derived terms

• pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

 

Anagrams

• dipyrrolizine