Ptomaine - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: ptomainePtomaine
One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids a cadaveric poison The ptomaines as a class have their origin in dead matter by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines...
Cadaverine
A sirupy nontoxic ptomaine H2NCH25NH2 chemically pentamethylene diamine formed in putrefaction of flesh etc...
Leucomaine
An animal base or alkaloid appearing in the tissue during life hence a vital alkaloid as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison...
Muscarin
A solid crystalline substance C5H13NO2 found in the toadstool Agaricus muscarius and in putrid fish It is a typical ptomaine and a violent poison...
Mydaleine
A toxic alkaloid ptomaine obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea vomiting and intestinal inflammation...
Neurine
A poisonous organic base a ptomaine formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water and in the putrefaction of proteid matter It was for a long time considered identical with choline a crystalline body originally obtained from bile Chemically however choline is oxyethyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide while neurine is vinyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide...
Parvolin
A nonoxygenous ptomaine formed in the putrefaction of albuminous matters especially of horseflesh and mackerel...
Sepsin
A soluble poison ptomaine present in putrid blood It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general...
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