An alkaloid compound related to atropine, derived from plants in the nightshade family.
From 'Atropa' (the plant genus) + '-amine' (chemical suffix for nitrogen-containing compounds). This term emerged in 19th-century pharmacology as chemists isolated and named alkaloids from poisonous plants.
Chemists discovered that Atropa plants contain multiple related poisons, not just atropine—so they named the similar ones with '-amine' endings to show they're chemical cousins in the deadly nightshade family!
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