ryanodine

Meaning

Noun

A poisonous alkaloid which occurs in the stems of the tropical American shrub Ryania speciosa (species) (family Flacourtiaceae) and has been used as an insecticide and in experimental studies of calcium release within cells.

Origin

From {{taxlink + Ryania speciosa|-ine}}.

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