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Toxiferine (C-toxiferine I) is a curare toxin. It is a bisindole alkaloid derived from Strychnos toxifera and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.It is a muscle relaxant that causes paralysis of skeletal muscle which takes approximately 2 hours to recovery for a moderate dose and 8 hours of total paralysis with a 20-fold paralytic dose.

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