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1792 Sparteine
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Properties

Background

Green
Bottle

Light green
Cap

Purple
Syringe

Blue
Bubbles
No
Drops
No
Label
Heart

Chemistry

Formula
C15H26N2
Carbon
15
Polarity
Neutral

Sparteine is a class 1a antiarrhythmic agent; a sodium channel blocker. It is an alkaloid and can be extracted from scotch broom. It is the predominant alkaloid in Lupinus mutabilis, and is thought to chelate the bivalent cations calcium and magnesium. It is not FDA approved for human use as an antiarrhythmic agent, and it is not included in the Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic drugs.

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