Term Name: | (-)-cotinine |
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Synonyms: | (5S)-1-methyl-5-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one, (S)-(-)-Cotinine, (S)-1-Methyl-5-(3-pyridinyl)-2-pyrrolidinone, (S)-Cotinine, cotinina, cotinine, cotininum |
Definition: | An N-alkylpyrrolidine that consists of N-methylpyrrolidinone bearing a pyridin-3-yl substituent at position C-5 (the 5S-enantiomer). It is an alkaloid commonly found in Nicotiana tabacum. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:68641] ( EBI ) |