Swainsonine

"Swainsonine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Swainsona canescens that is a potent alpha-mannosidase inhibitor. Swainsonine also exhibits antimetastatic, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory activity.

Descriptor ID	D017026
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.830
Concept/Terms	Swainsonine Swainsonine Swainsonine, (8a alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (8a alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (8 alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (8 alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (8 alpha,8a alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (8 alpha,8a alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (1R-(2 beta,8a alpha))-Isomer Swainsonine, (1R-(2 beta,8a alpha))-Isomer Swainsonine, (2 beta,8a alpha)-Isomer Swainsonine, (2 beta,8a alpha)-Isomer

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Swainsonine [D03.132.830]

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