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Meaning of "cytisine" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CYTISINE

ˈsɪtɪˌsiːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYTISINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cytisine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CYTISINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cytisine

Cytisine, also known as baptitoxine and sophorine, is a toxic alkaloid that occurs naturally in several plant genera, such as Laburnum and Cytisus of the family Fabaceae. Despite its toxicity, it has been used medically to help with smoking cessation: it is less effective but much cheaper than similar products. Its molecular structure has some similarity to that of nicotine and it has similar pharmacological effects. Excessive doses can interfere with breathing and cause death.

Definition of cytisine in the English dictionary

The definition of cytisine in the dictionary is a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYTISINE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYTISINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CYTISINE

arcsine · arsine · batterie de cuisine · cosine · critter cuisine · cuisine · cytosine · draisine · haute cuisine · inosine · limousine · lysine · Massine · nouvelle cuisine · polylysine · rusine · sine · sphingosine · stretch limousine · ursine

Synonyms and antonyms of cytisine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cytisine» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CYTISINE

Find out the translation of cytisine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cytisine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cytisine» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

金雀花碱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

citisina
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cytisine
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cytisine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيتيزين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

цитизин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cytisine
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cytisine
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cytisine
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cytisine
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Cytisin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

シチシン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cytisine
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cytisine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cytisine
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிற்றிசீன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सायटीसिन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şistisin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cytisine
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Cytyzyna
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

цитизин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Citisina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cytisine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cytisine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cytisin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cytisine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cytisine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYTISINE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cytisine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYTISINE»

Discover the use of cytisine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cytisine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nicotine Psychopharmacology
For example, Fig.1b shows that cytisine is a potent inhibitor of [3H]- epibatidine binding (results using 0.3 and 10nM are shown). Note that more than 4 log units of cytisine concentration is required to attain total inhibition, a result that predicts  ...
Jack E. Henningfield, Edythe London, Sakire Pogun, 2009
2
Substance name section (part 1)...v.2. Substance name ...
I Cytisine, monohydrochloride [6047-0/-4] A588-4216 C11H14N2O.CIH Cytisine, monohydrochloride, compd. with mercury chloride (HgCh) (1:3) [6509-27-9] A588 -4324 CiiHuN20.Cl7Hg3.H Cytisine, monohydrochloride, monohydrate ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances, 1977
3
Alkaloid-bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids
Genista virgata Link Gleditsia triacanthos L 1832. Glycine soja Sieb. & Znce. l, s. I , s. l, s sd I, s, fl- l, s Jr. nn-. s s, fr. s, fr. s, fr. s, fr. s, fr. l, s, fr. l, s, fr- nn — l, s, sd- . I.. sparteine sparteine cytisine cytisine cytisine anagyrine anagyrine cytisine ...
John James Willaman, Bernice Giduz Schubert, 1961
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Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Bioactive Natural ...
Competitive receptor blockers like on-lobeline and DpE were almost ineffective in blocking the prolonged responses to cytisine. The cardiovascular responses to intrathecal cytisine administration had two components: the first was mediated ...
Atta-ur- Rahman, 2002
5
Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice
Cytisine Cytisine (also known as Tabex) is a nicotinelike alkaloid derived from the plant species Laburnum anagyroides. Little was known about cytisine in the United States until the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Most studies of cytisine ...
Bankole A. Johnson, 2010
6
Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors
Other nicotine receptor agonists [anabasine, cytisine, isoarecolone and l-acetyl-4 -methyl-piperazine (AMP)] fully generalize to the nicotine cue but less consistently and at doses that also reduce responding. Other compounds that have been ...
Francesco Clementi, Diego Fornasari, Cecilia Gotti, 2000
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Devalued and Distrusted: Can the Pharmaceutical Industry ...
This publicity was generated by a paper in the New England Journal ofMedicine ( NEJM) entitled “Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cytisine for Smoking Cessation.”6 In this double-blind study, 740 smokers were equally divided into two groups: one ...
John L. LaMattina, 2012
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Plant Secondary Metabolism
o. lB-hydroxyspartel« baplifoknt cytisine (27) Fig. 30.11. Quinolizidine alkaloids from Baptism. no raalnsonine (35) iwainsoolne .V mi.lr (37) caatanospennim 1 . 16. also was demonstrated in cell cultures ofAtropa belladonna. Chenopodium ...
David S. Seigler, 1998
9
Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry
N-Methyl cytisine (cauliphylline, 295) has 50-fold lower affinity for 42 receptors than cytisine, but cauliphylline methiodide (296) retains subnanomolar affinity [ 235]. Numerous cytisine analogs possesing a variety of N-substituents have been ...
Atta-ur- Rahman, Allen B. Reitz, 2006
10
The Alkaloids
... (3) Cytisine N-Me thy Icy ti sine Sparteine Cytisine N-Me thy Icy ti sine (_) _n- (3 -0xobutyl) cytisine 5 , 6-Dehydrolupanine 3-Isosparteine Sparteine (+) - Tetrahydrorhombifoline Tetrahydrorhombifoline Ammodendrine Anagyrine Angustifoline ...
M. F. Grundon, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYTISINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cytisine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thai GPO to produce nicotine withdrawal herbal lozenge
Meanwhile, Cytisine is derived from an alkaloid of golden rain tree and has been used to treat tobacco addiction in Europe for more than 50 ... «ThaiVisa News, Jun 15»
2
The research behind giving up cigarettes: a Q&A with leading expert …
Cytisine and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have not passed the licensing hurdles yet but are also effective. In the context of the NHS ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
3
Entrepreneur Touts Cheap, Safe Smoking Cessation Drug -- But Is It?
The drug is cytisine and it is isolated from laburnum trees in Bulgaria. In fact, it is already sold as Tabex by Sopharma in Eastern Europe, where ... «Forbes, May 15»
4
Pill that quashes tobacco urge found in plain sight
The pills contained cytisine, a natural compound found in the tree's seeds. The drug was farmed from massive laburnum orchards in Bulgaria. «Washington Post, May 15»
5
This Pill Could Help Smokers Quit At A Gradual Pace
East European Drug Cytisine May Work Better Than Nicotine Patches. © 2015 Tech Times, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without ... «Tech Times, Feb 15»
6
A Drug Better Than Nicotine for Smoking Cessation?
Cytisine (not to be confused with the nucleic acid base cytosine) is a plant alkaloid that is a partial agonist of the nicotinic receptor. It has been ... «Medscape, Jan 15»
7
Dr. Frank Bures: Does Europe have a smoking-cessation secret?
Varenicline was derived from a drug called cytisine. The plant Cytisus laborinium (Golden Rain acacia) first was used as a smoking substitute ... «Winona Daily News, Jan 15»
8
Natural extract may be most effective to quit smoking
Smokers looking to quit might soon have a powerful new natural herb to help them kick their addiction. The extract called cytisine, comes from ... «Digital Journal, Jan 15»
9
Cystine much more Effective than Nicotine Patches to help Smokers …
"To the brain, cytisine looks a little like nicotine and so it works to alleviate any urges to smoke and reduces the severity of nicotine withdrawal ... «NY City News, Jan 15»
10
Want to Quit Smoking in 2015? These Tips Might Help
Want to Quit Smoking? East European Drug Cytisine May Work Better Than Nicotine Patches · Worried About E-Cigarettes? Perhaps You ... «Tech Times, Jan 15»
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