Description
AnabasineisanalkaloidoriginallyfoundinspeciesofNicotiana;itisastructuralisomerofnicotine.Anabasineinhibitsaromataseandnicotinicacetylcholinereceptors(nAChRs)andmayproduceadepolarizingneuromuscularjunction(NMJ)block.AnabasinecanalsobeusedasaclinicalbioMarkerfortobaccosmokeexposure.Additionally,anabasineisteratogenicandmaybeusedasaninsecticide.
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