tubocurarine

An alkaloid that is an active component of curare obtained from the plant Chondrodendron tomentosum.

The hydrated chloride form of this alkaloid, C₃₈H₄₄Cl₂N₂O₆, used as a drug to relax skeletal muscles during anesthesia.

A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, obtained from curare and sometimes used to paralyse patients undergoing anaesthesia.

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles