nicotinic

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Referring to a substance or effect that mimics acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, at autonomic ganglia and at other locations in the brain.
Notes:
  1. These substances bind to a specific class of cholinergic receptors denoted nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
  2. The prototype substance is the parasympathomimetic alkaloid, nicotine [(S)-3-[1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]pyridine].
See also: muscarinic
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 891 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nicotinic' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11959 RIS BibTex EndNote
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