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es·er·ine

 (ĕs′ə-rēn′)
[Efik esere, Calabar bean + -ine.]
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eserine

(ˈɛsəriːn; -rɪn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for physostigmine
[C19 eser-, of African origin + -ine2]
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phy•so•stig•mine

(ˌfaɪ soʊˈstɪg min, -mɪn)

n.
an alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
[1860–65; < New Latin Physostigm(a) genus of plants yielding the alkaloid (< Greek phŷs(a) bladder, bellows + New Latin -o- -o- + stigma stigma) + -ine2]
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(13) Alberico Gentili (1552- 1608) savas sirasinda ozel mulklerin yani sira, kulturel mallarin da ozellikle korunmasi gerektigini belirtmis, (14) Jacob Przyluski (1512-1554) savasan her tarafin, dini bir dogasi olmasa bile her turlu sanat eserine saygi gostermesi gerektigini savunmustur.
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Eserine salt was used as the standard (2mg/mL) [19].
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To the first five wells of a column (positive control) 25 [micro]L of an eserine solution prepared in Tris/HCl at pH 8.0 was added.
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