Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A basic liquid, , or tetrahydropyrrol, made by reducing pyrroline with red phosphorus and hydriodic acid. It boils at 87.5–88.5° C. Also called
pentazane .
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- noun chemistry any of a class of
heterocyclic amines having asaturated five-membered ring; especially theparent compound of this class, C4H9N
Etymologies
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Examples
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Praline (a shortened version of "pyrrolidine," which is the name given to the particular atom arrangement in proline's side-chain),
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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But I thought I used a simple SMILES when I typed C1CNCC1, but ChemSpider got it wrong : The correct structure should be pyrrolidine, not pyrrole.
Archive 2009-08-01 Egon Willighagen 2009
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We also find that PMA and LPS increase the level of hres mRNA while pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), which is an inhibitor of Sp1 binding, abrogates the basal, and also PMA/LPS induced resistin mRNA levels.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anil K. Singh et al. 2010
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Kuntz DA, Hoffman D, Janzer RC, Gerber-Lemaire S, et al. (2008) Functionalized pyrrolidine inhibitors of human type II alpha-mannosidases as anti-cancer agents: Optimizing the fit to the active site.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael D. L. Suits et al. 2010
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Polyvinyl pyrrolidine, a common ingredient in hair sprays, is designed to increase smoothness and flexibility of the hair.
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Keppra is a member of the drug class pyrrolidine anticonvulsants. keppra information at Drugs. com
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