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| − | Nicotine is a pyrodlidine alkaloid found in the plants of the Solanacae family, especially the tobacco plant. Its chemical formula is C10H14N2. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the bloodstream as continine, which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours. | + | Nicotine is a pyrodlidine alkaloid found in the plants of the Solanacae family, especially the tobacco plant. Its chemical formula is C10H14N2. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the bloodstream as continine, which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours. Nicotine has been shown to be more addictive than cocaine and even heroin. |
Revision as of 16:32, June 16, 2007
Nicotine is a pyrodlidine alkaloid found in the plants of the Solanacae family, especially the tobacco plant. Its chemical formula is C10H14N2. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the bloodstream as continine, which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours. Nicotine has been shown to be more addictive than cocaine and even heroin.