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Ergostine

A peptide ergot alkaloid, produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea. It belongs to the ergotamine group, from which it differs by a single detail: an ethyl group instead of a methyl in the peptide part. This family brings together nitrosamines.

Did you know?Because of this similarity the European Pharmacopoeia lists it as impurity C of ergotamine tartrate.