anyone about colchicines?

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anyone about colchicines?

dis is 4 my research work on biology...

2006-08-19 15:15:56 · 2 answers · asked by farrah m 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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col·chi·cine (kŏl'chĭ-sēn', kŏl'kĭ-)
n.
A poisonous, pale-yellow alkaloid, obtained from the autumn crocus and used in plant breeding to induce chromosome doubling and in medicine to treat gout.

2006-08-19 15:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

How about a better question. What do you want to know. Look up autumn crocus in gardening books or on the net. Autumn crocus is a flower and the bulb is known to produce colchichine.

2006-08-19 22:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋