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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009538
altLabel
Pyridine, 3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)-, (S)-
Nicotine Tartrate
Nicotine Bitartrate
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0028042
C0028040
DC
1
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.