Nicotine Ditartrate

• Description:

  (−) -Nicotine is the dominant form of the natural alkaloid nicotine. It acts as an agonist of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and possesses addictive and teratogenic properties. (−) - (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.

• Stability:

  ≥ 2 years

• Purity:

  >98% (HPLC)

• Weight:

  462.41

• Molecular Formula:

  C18H26N2O12

• Notes:

  Research use only, not for human use.

• Receptor:

  NAChR

• CAS Number:

  65-31-6