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Paxilline is a potassium channel blocker

Potassium channel blocker

Potassium channel blockers are agents which interfere with conduction through potassium channels.-Arrhythmia:Potassium channel blockers used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia are classified as class III antiarrhythmic agents.-Mechanism:...

. Paxilline is a toxic, tremorgenic indole

Indole

Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound. It has a bicyclic structure, consisting of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring. Indole is a popular component of fragrances and the precursor to many pharmaceuticals. Compounds that contain an...

alkaloid

Alkaloid

Alkaloids are a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds that contain mostly basic nitrogen atoms. This group also includes some related compounds with neutral and even weakly acidic properties. Also some synthetic compounds of similar structure are attributed to alkaloids...

produced by Penicillium

Penicillium

Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. Members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body...

paxilli.

Disambiguation:

Paxilline, a mycotoxin of penicillium

Penicillium

origin, should not be confused with

Paxillin, a signal transducing adaptor protein involved in cell migration (MESH, NCBI).

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