Ergosecaline
bioactive natural product
Ergosecaline is an ergot alkaloid and ergopeptine found in Claviceps purpurea (ergot). It has a simpler structure than other ergopeptines. The alkaloid was first described in the scientific literature by Matazō Abe and colleagues in 1959.
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