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Myosmine is an alkaloid found in tobacco and other plants. Chemically, it is closely related to nicotine. It inhibits aromatase sevenfold more potently than nicotine. It also releases dopamine in adult but not adolescent rats.

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146.084398
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chemical formula
C₉H₁₀N₂
canonical SMILES
C1CC(=NC1)C2=CN=CC=C2
found in taxon
Duboisia hopwoodii
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Myosmine
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Myosmine is an alkaloid found in tobacco and other plants. Chemically, it is closely related to nicotine. It inhibits aromatase sevenfold more potently than nicotine. It also releases dopamine in adult but not adolescent rats.

== See also == Catharanthine Nicotelline Pozanicline PHA-543,613

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