Nicotine cause failure of nervous system and commercially available as
A. Nicotine sulphate
B. Nicotine phosphate
C. Nicotine
D. Nicotinic acid
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Nicotine cause failure of nervous system and commercially available as Nicotine sulphate.Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants and is widely used recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic.
Nicotine acts as a receptor agonist at most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, except at two nicotinic receptor subunits (nAChRα9 and nAChRα10) where it acts as a receptor antagonist.
By binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, nicotine elicits its psychoactive effects and increases the levels of several neurotransmitters in various brain structures.

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