Term Name: (-)-cotinine
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: N-alkylpyrrolidine pyridines pyrrolidin-2-ones pyrrolidine alkaloid
has_role: antidepressant biomarker human xenobiotic metabolite plant metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: trans-3-hydroxycotinine