arecoline 1

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a nicotinic acid-based alkaloid found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu).

  • 1.Arecoline is volatile in steam, miscible with most organic solvents and water, but extractable from water by ether in presence of dissolved salts.

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