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laudanosine
laudanosine[lȯ′dan·ə‚sēn] (organic chemistry) C21H27NO4 An alkaloid that is the methyl ether of laudanine; the optically inactive form crystallizes from dilute alcohol and melts at about 115°C; the levorotatory active form crystallizes from light petroleum solution and melts at 89°C. laudanosine
lau·da·no·sine (law'dă-nō-sēn), An isoquinoline alkaloid obtained from the mother liquor of morphine; it causes tetanic convulsions.laudanosine Anesthesiology A metabolite of atracurium, an intermediate-acting nondepolarizing muscle relaxing anesthetic; laudanosine is epileptogenic, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and may accumulate in the elderly, and in renal failure. See Muscle relaxant. Nondepolarizing agent. Cf Depolarizing agent. |