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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H14N2.2C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 462.4052
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NICOTINE BITARTRATE ANHYDROUS

SMILES

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.CN1CCC[C@H]1C2=CN=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=RFEJUZJILGIRHQ-OMDKHLBYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H14N2.2C4H6O6/c1-12-7-3-5-10(12)9-4-2-6-11-8-9;2*5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h2,4,6,8,10H,3,5,7H2,1H3;2*1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t10-;2*1-,2-/m011/s1

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Description
Sources: www.inchem.org/documents/pims/chemical/nicotine.htm
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/monographs/1/index.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928221/

Nicotine is a natural alkaloid obtained from the dried leaves and stems of the nightshade family of pants, such as Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica, where it occurs in concentrations of 0.5-8%. Cigarette tobacco varies in its nicotine content, but common blends contain 15-25 mg per cigarette, with a current trend towards lower levels. Nicotine is highly addictive substance, it exhibits a stimulant effect when adsorbed at 2 mg. Administration of higher doses could be harmful. Action of nicotine is mediated by nicotinic cholinergic receptors. Nicotine binds to the interface between two subunits of the receptors, opens the channel and allows the entry of sodium or calcium. The principal mediator of nicotine dependence is α4β2 nicotine receptor.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
NICORETTE

Approved Use

Reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving associated with quitting smoking

Launch Date

1984
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
12 ng/mL
1 mg single, nasal
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NICOTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6 ng × h/mL
1 mg single, nasal
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NICOTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3 min
1 mg single, nasal
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NICOTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
95%
1 mg single, nasal
dose: 1 mg
route of administration: Nasal
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NICOTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
6 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 6 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 49 years
n = 44
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 49 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 44
Sources:
Disc. AE: Bradycardia...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Bradycardia (1 patient)
Sources:
4 mg single, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 49 years
n = 44
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 49 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 44
Sources:
Disc. AE: Allergic dermatitis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Allergic dermatitis (1 patient)
Sources:
6 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Disc. AE: Hypersensitivity, Nausea...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Hypersensitivity (1 patient)
Nausea (1 patient)
Sources:
8 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Disc. AE: Depression, Nausea...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Depression (1 patient)
Nausea (grade 2-3, 2 patients)
Sources:
111 mg single, transdermal
Overdose
Dose: 111 mg
Route: transdermal
Route: single
Dose: 111 mg
Sources:
healthy, 41 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smoker
Age Group: 41 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Death...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Death (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
84 mg 1 times / day steady, transdermal
Highest studied dose
Dose: 84 mg, 1 times / day
Route: transdermal
Route: steady
Dose: 84 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, adult
n = 36
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 36
Sources:
Other AEs: Nausea...
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Bradycardia 1 patient
Disc. AE
6 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 6 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 6 mg
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 49 years
n = 44
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 49 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 44
Sources:
Allergic dermatitis 1 patient
Disc. AE
4 mg single, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 49 years
n = 44
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 49 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 44
Sources:
Hypersensitivity 1 patient
Disc. AE
6 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Nausea 1 patient
Disc. AE
6 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 6 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Depression 1 patient
Disc. AE
8 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Nausea grade 2-3, 2 patients
Disc. AE
8 mg 1 times / hour steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 8 mg, 1 times / hour
Sources:
healthy, 19 - 50 years
n = 50
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: 19 - 50 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 50
Sources:
Death grade 5, 1 patient
Disc. AE
111 mg single, transdermal
Overdose
Dose: 111 mg
Route: transdermal
Route: single
Dose: 111 mg
Sources:
healthy, 41 years
n = 1
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smoker
Age Group: 41 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Nausea
84 mg 1 times / day steady, transdermal
Highest studied dose
Dose: 84 mg, 1 times / day
Route: transdermal
Route: steady
Dose: 84 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, adult
n = 36
Health Status: healthy
Condition: adult smokers
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 36
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victimTox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cow's urine poisoning in Nigeria. Experimental observations in mice.
1975 Jun
Nicotine potentiates sulpiride-induced catalepsy in mice.
1998
Analgesic and toxic effects of ABT-594 resemble epibatidine and nicotine in rats.
2000 Apr
Transdermal nicotine mimics the smoking-induced endothelial dysfunction.
2000 Aug
Deficient cotinine formation from nicotine is attributed to the whole deletion of the CYP2A6 gene in humans.
2000 Jan
Dermal exposure to pesticides modifies antioxidant enzymes in tissues of rats.
2000 Jul
Antioxidant effect of onion oil (Allium cepa. Linn) on the damages induced by nicotine in rats as compared to alpha-tocopherol.
2000 Jul 27
Neurobiological mechanisms by which nicotine mediates different types of anxiety.
2000 Mar 30
Involvement of 5-hydroxytryptamine(1A) receptors in nicotine-induced tail tremor in rats.
2000 Nov 10
Symposium overview: mechanism of action of nicotine on neuronal acetylcholine receptors, from molecule to behavior.
2000 Oct
Duplications and defects in the CYP2A6 gene: identification, genotyping, and in vivo effects on smoking.
2000 Oct
Evidence that nicotinic alpha(7) receptors are not involved in the hyperlocomotor and rewarding effects of nicotine.
2000 Sep
Nicotine is a potent blocker of the cardiac A-type K(+) channels. Effects on cloned Kv4.3 channels and native transient outward current.
2000 Sep 5
Effects of nicotine on the intervertebral disc: an experimental study in rabbits.
2001
Chronic nicotine exposure reduces N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated damage in the hippocampus without altering calcium accumulation or extrusion: evidence of calbindin-D28K overexpression.
2001
Variable CYP2A6-mediated nicotine metabolism alters smoking behavior and risk.
2001 Apr
Formation of the quaternary ammonium-linked glucuronide of nicotine in human liver microsomes: identification and stereoselectivity in the kinetics.
2001 Dec
Contributory role for nornicotine in nicotine neuropharmacology: nornicotine-evoked [3H]dopamine overflow from rat nucleus accumbens slices.
2001 Dec 15
Nicotine self-administration and withdrawal: modulation of anxiety in the social interaction test in rats.
2001 Jan
Relationship between interindividual differences in nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6 genetic polymorphism in humans.
2001 Jan
Cardiovascular effects of transdermal nicotine in mildly hypertensive smokers.
2001 Jul
Evaluation of methoxsalen, tranylcypromine, and tryptamine as specific and selective CYP2A6 inhibitors in vitro.
2001 Jun
An immunotherapeutic program for the treatment of nicotine addiction: hapten design and synthesis.
2001 Jun 15
A novel single nucleotide polymorphism altering stability and activity of CYP2a6.
2001 Mar 2
Inhibition of nicotine-induced seizures in rats by combining vaccination against nicotine with chronic nicotine infusion.
2001 May
Smoking and balance: correlation of nicotine-induced nystagmus and postural body sway.
2001 May 8
Nicotine affects the signaling of the death pathway, reducing the response of head and neck cancer cell lines to DNA damaging agents.
2001 Oct
Nicotine induced seizures blocked by mecamylamine and its stereoisomers.
2001 Oct 19
Efficient enantiomeric synthesis of pyrrolidine and piperidine alkaloids from tobacco.
2001 Sep 21
Fetal and adolescent nicotine administration: effects on CNS serotonergic systems.
2001 Sep 28
[Acute confusional syndrome due to acute nicotine withdrawal].
2002
Molecular orbital calculations and nicotine metabolism: a rationale for experimentally observed metabolite ratios.
2002
Microsomal N-glucuronidation of nicotine and cotinine: human hepatic interindividual, human intertissue, and interspecies hepatic variation.
2002 Dec
Genetic variation in CYP2A6-mediated nicotine metabolism alters smoking behavior.
2002 Feb
Increased sensitivity to nicotine-induced seizures in mice heterozygous for the L250T mutation in the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
2002 Feb 11
Increased sensitivity to nicotine-induced seizures in mice expressing the L250T alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mutation.
2002 Mar
Up-regulation of L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels after long term exposure to nicotine in cerebral cortical neurons.
2002 Mar 8
Effects of whole deletion of CYP2A6 on nicotine metabolism in humans.
2002 May
Nicotine potentiation of morphine-induced catalepsy in mice.
2002 May
CYP2A6 genetic variation and potential consequences.
2002 Nov 18
Lack of CB1 cannabinoid receptors modifies nicotine behavioural responses, but not nicotine abstinence.
2002 Oct
beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit modulates protective responses to stress: A receptor basis for sleep-disordered breathing after nicotine exposure.
2002 Oct 1
[Review of current etiopathogenic data of Buerger disease].
2002 Sep
Lasting effects of adolescent nicotine exposure on the electroencephalogram, event related potentials, and locomotor activity in the rat.
2002 Sep 20
Lobeline attenuates locomotor stimulation induced by repeated nicotine administration in rats.
2003 Jan
Oral caffeine maintenance potentiates the reinforcing and stimulant subjective effects of intravenous nicotine in cigarette smokers.
2003 Jan
A functional role for nicotine in Bcl2 phosphorylation and suppression of apoptosis.
2003 Jan 17
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the regulation of neuronal signalling.
2004 Jun
Nicotine addiction.
2010 Jun 17
How much nicotine kills a human? Tracing back the generally accepted lethal dose to dubious self-experiments in the nineteenth century.
2014 Jan
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving associated with quitting smoking, nicotine is available as a chewing gum, and is administered according to a schedule at doses 2-4 mg once every 2-4 hours. Nicotine is also available as a transdermal patch.
Route of Administration: Other
Functional activity of nicotine against hα4β2 nicotinic receptors was evaluated using the 86Rb+ ion flux assay in SH-EP1 cells, expressing hα4β2. The 86Rb+ efflux was measured using the “flip-plate” technique. Nicotine activated 86Rb+ efflux with EC50 of 290 nM.
Name Type Language
NICOTINE BITARTRATE ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
PYRIDINE, 3-(1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINYL)-, (S)-, (R-(R*,R*))-2,3- DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOATE (2:1)
Common Name English
NICOTINE TARTRATE [HSDB]
Common Name English
NICOTINE TARTRATE
HSDB  
Systematic Name English
NICOTINE HYDROGEN TARTRATE
Systematic Name English
NICOTINE BITARTRATE [MI]
Common Name English
PYRIDINE, 3-((2S)-1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINYL)-, (2R,3R)-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOATE (1:2)
Systematic Name English
NSC-97238
Code English
NICOTINE HYDROGEN-L-TARTRATE
Common Name English
NICOTINE L-(+)-TARTRATE (1:2)
Systematic Name English
NICOTINE TARTRATE (1:2)
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID401017270
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FDA UNII
7892ZN5G41
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-607-2
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PUBCHEM
11957628
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MERCK INDEX
m7879
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HSDB
806
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RXCUI
1306106
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CAS
65-31-6
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EVMPD
SUB22391
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SMS_ID
100000086058
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NSC
97238
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