(–)-Cotinine

(–)-Cotinine

CAT N°: 15314
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Cotinine is a minor alkaloid found in tobacco plants and is a major metabolite of nicotine.{20194} It has a long pharmacological half-life (15-19 hours) compared to that of nicotine (2-3 hours) and is often used as a biomarker to detect tobacco use.{24960,20195,20196} Cotinine binds nicotinic- and muscarinic-type acetylcholine receptors with minimal receptor desensitization and demonstrates antipsychotic drug-like properties in behavioral models, neuroprotective properties in neurodegenerative disease models, and enhances attention in a delayed matching-to-sample task.{24960}

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  • Synonyms
    • 1-methyl-5S-(3-pyridinyl)-2-pyrrolidinone
  • Correlated keywords
    • 318-?36-?5 nicotine alkaloids tobacco metabolites biomarkers receptors muscarinic acetylcholine neuroprotection neurodegenerative diseases use detects muscarinic models NIH10498 NIH-10498 NIHs 10498 (s)
  • Product Overview:
    Cotinine is a minor alkaloid found in tobacco plants and is a major metabolite of nicotine.{20194} It has a long pharmacological half-life (15-19 hours) compared to that of nicotine (2-3 hours) and is often used as a biomarker to detect tobacco use.{24960,20195,20196} Cotinine binds nicotinic- and muscarinic-type acetylcholine receptors with minimal receptor desensitization and demonstrates antipsychotic drug-like properties in behavioral models, neuroprotective properties in neurodegenerative disease models, and enhances attention in a delayed matching-to-sample task.{24960}

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