strychnine

poisonous substance used as pesticide
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q194406
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strychnine

Summary

strychnine is a type of chemical entity[1]. strychnine ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • strychnine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • strychnine's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[4].
  • strychnine is made of Strychnos nux-vomica[5].
  • strychnine is made of Strychnos ignatia[6].
  • strychnine is made of Antiaris[7].
  • strychnine's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1CN2CC3=CCOC4CC(=O)N5C6C4C3CC2C61C7=CC=CC=C75[8].
  • strychnine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₂₂N₂O₂[9].
  • strychnine is a type of strychnidine alkaloid[10].
  • strychnine is used for rodenticide[11].
  • strychnine is used for adulterant[12].
  • strychnine's Commons category is recorded as Strychnine[13].
  • strychnine's color is recorded as white[14].
  • strychnine comprises nitrogen[15].
  • strychnine comprises carbon[16].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Eminium lehmannii[17].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos icaja[18].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos lucida[19].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos nux-vomica[20].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos panamensis[21].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos axillaris[22].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos ignatia[23].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos wallichiana[24].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos tricalysioides[25].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos camptoneura[26].
  • strychnine's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos congolana[27].

Why It Matters

strychnine ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,153 views/month).[2] strychnine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] strychnine is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Molecular Receptive Ranges of Human TAS2R Bitter Taste Receptors. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Alkaloids of Eminium lehmannii. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . New antimalarial and cytotoxic sungucine derivatives from Strychnos icaja roots.. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The alkaloids of Strychnos lucida. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Alkaloids of Sri Lankan Strychnos nux-vomica. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The occurrence of strychnine and brucine in an american species of Strychnos. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Alkaloids from the stem bark of Strychnos ignatii. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Alkaloids from the leaves of Strychnos wallichiana. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Exploration by molecular networking of Strychnos alkaloids reveals the unexpected occurrence of strychnine in seven Strychnos species. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Exploration by molecular networking of Strychnos alkaloids reveals the unexpected occurrence of strychnine in seven Strychnos species. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Exploration by molecular networking of Strychnos alkaloids reveals the unexpected occurrence of strychnine in seven Strychnos species. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect strychnine poisoning
    Found in taxon Eminium lehmannii, Strychnos icaja, Strychnos lucida +14
    Subclass of
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.36'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541327705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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