A variant or related alkaloid in the gelsemine family of plant compounds, possibly a theoretical or improperly identified substance.
A variant or alternative naming for compounds related to gelsemine, using the chemical suffix '-ine'. Created during early alkaloid research in the 19th century.
Alkaloid naming got wild in the 1800s—chemists would find a plant compound and create multiple names for it before realizing they'd discovered the same substance twice! Gelosine might be one of these naming casualties.
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