(–)-Nicotine (tartrate)

(–)-Nicotine (tartrate)

CAT N°: 20887

(?)-Nicotine is the dominant form of the natural alkaloid nicotine.{26727} It acts as an agonist of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and possesses addictive and teratogenic properties.{18814} (?)-(S)-Nicotine is significantly more active at binding nAChRs compared to the (+)-(R) antipode, thus nicotine is typically synthesized as (?)-(S)-nicotine with only 0.2-1% of the (+)-(R) isomer present.{26727}

Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France

  • Synonyms
    • 3-[(2S)-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl]-pyridine (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
  • Correlated keywords
    • 54-11-5 2624-48-8 4547-14-2 87-69-4 6019-06-3 alkaloid nicotine nAChR neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine NSC97238
  • Product Overview:
    (?)-Nicotine is the dominant form of the natural alkaloid nicotine.{26727} It acts as an agonist of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and possesses addictive and teratogenic properties.{18814} (?)-(S)-Nicotine is significantly more active at binding nAChRs compared to the (+)-(R) antipode, thus nicotine is typically synthesized as (?)-(S)-nicotine with only 0.2-1% of the (+)-(R) isomer present.{26727}

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