alkaloid
class of naturally occurring chemical compounds
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Summary
alkaloid is a class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[1]. alkaloid ranks in the top 4% of class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,874 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: organic nitrogen compound[3], biomolecule[4]
- Part of: response to alkaloid[5], alkaloid metabolic process[6], alkaloid biosynthetic process[7], alkaloid catabolic process[8], cellular response to alkaloid[9]
- Commons category: Alkaloids[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alkaloids[11]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Alkaloids[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
Why It Matters
alkaloid has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] alkaloid is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]