| Bioactivity | Myosmine, a specific tobacco alkaloid in nuts and nut products, has low affinity for a4b2 nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (nAChR) with a Ki of 3300 nM[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Myosmine is easily nitrosated, yielding 4-hydroxy-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (HPB) and the esophageal tobacco carcinogen N'-nitrosonornicotine[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Myosmine | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 532-12-7 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C9H10N2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 146.19 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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