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Friday, 24 August 2012

side effects of NICOTINE


NICOTINE is an known alkaloid used in preparation of cigarette due to its stimulant activity in mammals and acts as    agonist for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. and this activity is mainly responsible for its dependance forming activities.
  • nicotine is mainly named after the plant NICOTIANA tabacum belongs to the family SOLANACEAE
  • NICOTINE dependence can be reduced by using low dose nicotinic gums
  • apart from these harmful effects some research studies reveal that usage of nicotine have reduced the chances for breast cancer
  • recent studies in 2011 have found that nicotine inhibits CHROMATIN MODIFYING ENZYMES which increases the ability of coccaine to cause addiction
  • the high usage of nicotine can lead the victim to fatal

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