cotyledontoxin

cotyledontoxin
cot·y·le·don·tox·in (kot″ə-leґdon-tok″sin) a toxic substance that is neutral, nonalkaloidal, nonglucosidal, non-nitrogenous, and amorphous and is found in several species of the genus Cotyledon; see also krimpsiekte.

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