(−)-nicotine

a mild chemical stimulant naturally found in some plants
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q28086552
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(−)-nicotine

Summary

(−)-nicotine is a type of chemical entity[1]. (−)-nicotine ranks in the top 0.43% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,191 views/month, #54 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • (−)-nicotine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • Jean Nicot is named after (−)-nicotine[4].
  • (−)-nicotine's canonical SMILES is recorded as N=1C=CC=C(C1)C2N(C)CCC2[5].
  • (−)-nicotine's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₄N₂[6].
  • (−)-nicotine is a type of nicotine[7].
  • (−)-nicotine is used for insecticide[8].
  • (−)-nicotine is used for drug[9].
  • (−)-nicotine is used for medication[10].
  • (−)-nicotine's Commons category is recorded as Nicotine[11].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Lycopodium obscurum[12].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Lycopodium annotinum[13].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Duboisia myoporoides[14].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Haloxylon persicum[15].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Camellia sinensis[16].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Brassica oleracea[17].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Q7540[18].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as potato[19].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as tomato[20].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Nicotiana tabacum[21].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Erythroxylum coca[22].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Erythroxylum zambesiacum[23].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Areca catechu[24].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Argyreia mollis[25].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Duboisia leichhardtii[26].
  • (−)-nicotine's found in taxon is recorded as Duboisia hopwoodii[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for (−)-nicotine include neonicotinoids[28].

Why It Matters

(−)-nicotine ranks in the top 0.43% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,191 views/month, #54 of 12,596).[2] (−)-nicotine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] (−)-nicotine is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for (−)-nicotine include neonicotinoids[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Alkaloid composition and atropine esterase activity in callus and differentiated tissues of Duboisia myoporoides R. BR.. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GLC-Mass Spectroscopy of Distilled Alkaloids of Haloxylon Persicum1. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Dietary nicotine: a source of urinary cotinine. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Dietary nicotine: a source of urinary cotinine. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Dietary nicotine: a source of urinary cotinine. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Dietary nicotine: a source of urinary cotinine. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Dietary nicotine: a source of urinary cotinine. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The volatile bases of cigar smoke. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Analysis of alkaloids in leaves of cultivated Erythroxylum and characterization of alkaline substances used during coca chewing. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Alkaloids of Erythroxylum zambesiacum stem-bark☆. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Volatile alkaloids from Areca catechu. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Occurrence of loline alkaloids in Argyreia mollis (Convolvulaceae)*1. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Alkaloid production in cultured roots of three species of Duboisia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Alkaloid production in cultured roots of three species of Duboisia. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lower flammable limit {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+0.7'}
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.01'}
    Found in taxon Lycopodium obscurum, Lycopodium annotinum, Duboisia myoporoides +87
    Upper flammable limit {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+4'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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