encyclopedia of medical concepts
ψ
ψ

nornicotine

under Nicotine
More information in Books or onNLM PubMed
More on Nicotine Definition: Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission. Nicotine is also important medically because of its presence in tobacco smoke.  /biosyn permitted if by plant    Other names Tartrate, Nicotine; Bitartrate, Nicotine; Nicotine Tartrate; Nicotine Bitartrate Drugs: NICOTROLNICOTINE; NICODERM CQ; HABITROL; PROSTEP;
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
nornicotine [ 3-(2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine,nornicotine tartrate, (S)-(R-(R*,R*))-isomer,nornicotine, (R)-isomer,nornicotine, (S)-isomer ]
  agricultural or horticultural insecticide; RN given refers to (+-)-isomer; structure 		5746-86-1   Nicotine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Insecticides 		Environ N-Nitroso Cpds Anal Forum W1 121k No. 14:227;1976; J Org Chem 41(21):3438;1976

To share this definition, click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
Ads by Google

Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
Warning: the drugs or drug combinations referred to here may be similar or related, but are not be the same ones and may not have the same pharmacological action as other substances described on the same page or in the same row. Please refer to product monograph or to your doctor
This website is accredited by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify. We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
About Reference.MD Privacy