Sparteine

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Sparteine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
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Identifiers
CAS number 90-39-1
ATC code C01BA04
PubChem 7014
Chemical data
Formula C15H26N2 
Mol. mass 234.380 g/mol
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Sparteine is a class 1a antiarrhythmic agent. It an alkaloid - a nitrogen-containing natural product - and can be extracted from scotch broom. It is not FDA approved for human use as an antiarrhythmic agent, and it is not included in the Vaughn-Williams class of antiarrhythmic drugs.

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