gelsemine

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gel·se·mine

(jel'sĕ-mēn),

A crystallizable alkaloid derived from gelsemium (yellow jasmine); a mydriatic and central nervous system stimulant.

[Mod. L. gelsemium, fr. Pers. yāsmin, jasmine]

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On the other hand, the prominent analgesic effect members of indole alkaloids, gelsemine and koumine [21], were approximately 1.00 in y values, suggesting an equivalence relation between absorption and efflux.

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Some flowers got extra doses of gelsemine, while others got a sugar solution that diluted their natural nectar's gelsemine concentration.