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Atropine
An alkaloid from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), first obtained in pure form in the 1830s: it blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and is used to dilate the pupil, to treat an abnormally slow heartbeat and in anaesthesia. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, metabolites, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.
Did you know?The genus Atropa is named after Atropos, the Greek Fate who cut the thread of life; belladonna, Italian for beautiful lady, recalls the plant's cosmetic use in the Renaissance, when ladies reportedly used it to dilate their pupils.
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EDQM standards 4
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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