Colchicine: C22H25NO6

A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the corms or seeds of the meadow saffron or autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) and used on mitotic cells to induce polyploidy by dissolving the spindle fibers during cell division. Also see: Alkaloid, Mitosis, Polyploidy.

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