Is Brucine vegetarian?

Brucine is a toxic alkaloid closely related to strychnine, extracted primarily from the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree. It is plant-derived and used in chemical synthesis as a chiral resolving agent.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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