Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Nicotine

Description of the Drug

Nicotine is a stimulatory alkaloid found in tobacco products that is often used for the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms and as an aid to smoking cessation.

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Brand Name(s)

Habitrol, Nicabate, Nicoderm, Nicoderm cq, Nicopass, Nicopatch, Nicorette invisi, Nicotine, Nicotinell classic, Nicotinell support, Nicotinell tts 10, Nicotinell tts 20, Nicotinell tts 30, Nicotrol, Nicotrol Inhaler, Nicotrol NS, Niquitin, Niquitin clr, Niquitin minis cherry, Niquitin minis mint, Niquitin minis orange, Niquitin mint, Niquitin pre-quit, Niquitin strips mint, Prostep, Stoppers, Stubit

Company Owner(s)

Perrigo R And D Co, Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare, Glaxosmithkline, Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Us Llc, Actavis Laboratories Ny Inc, Dr Reddys Laboratories Sa, Aveva Drug Delivery Systems Inc, P And L Development Llc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, L Perrigo Co

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor; alpha4/beta2 PROTEIN COMPLEX AGONIST CHEMBL1907589

Unichem Links

Atlas nicotine
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL20192
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0001934
DrugBank DB00184
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14748051 15171051
PubChem 89594
Mcule MCULE-8728421654
NMRShiftDB 60021635
LINCS LSM-2093
Nikkaji J1.808.087G J9.266E
PDBe NCT
BindingDB 82070
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID1020930
DrugCentral 1920
Metabolights MTBLC17688
Brenda 6751 210363 2572 123346
ChemicalBook CB5293753
Guide to Pharmacology 2585
rxnorm HABITROL NICOTINE POLACRILEX NICOTINE NICORETTE THRIVE NICOTINE BITARTRATE NICOTROL
KEGG Ligand C00745
ChEBI 17688
ZINC ZINC000000391812