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Nicotine
An alkaloid from the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, isolated in 1828 by German chemists Posselt and Reimann. It stimulates nicotinic receptors in the nervous system and, as a medicine, is used in patches, gums and lozenges to help people stop smoking. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, metabolites, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.
Did you know?The name honours Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who in 1560 introduced tobacco to the French court, convinced of its medicinal virtues.
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EDQM standards 3
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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