Is Picrotoxin vegetarian?
Picrotoxin
Picrotoxin, also known as cocculin, is a poisonous crystalline compound consisting of a 1:1 mixture of picrotoxinin and picrotin. It occurs naturally in the fruit of the Anamirta cocculus plant and acts as a potent convulsant and GABA-A receptor antagonist; it can also be synthesised chemically.
| Also known as | 3,6-Methano-8H-1,5,7-trioxacyclopenta(ij)cycloprop(a)azulene-4,8(3H)-dione, hexahydro-2a-hydroxy-9-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-8b-methyl-, (1aR-(1aalpha,2abeta,3beta,6beta,6abeta,8aS*,8bbeta,9S*))-, compd. with (1aR-(1aalpha,2abeta,3beta,6beta,6abeta,8aS*,8bbeta,9R*))-hexahydro-2a-hydroxy-8b-methyl-9-(1-methylethenyl)-3,6-methano-8H-1,5,7-trioxacyclopenta(ij)cycloprop(a)azulene-4,8(3H)-dione (1:1), Cocculin |
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| INCI name | Picrotoxin |
| CAS number | 124-87-8 |
| EC number | 204-716-6 |
| CosIng ID | 28501 |
| Last reviewed | 9 July 2026 |
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